Common use of Requirement of Use Clause in Contracts

Requirement of Use. 1. If use is required to maintain a registration, the registration may be cancelled only after an uninterrupted period of at least three years of non-use, unless valid reasons based on the existence of obstacles to such use are shown by the trademark owner. Circumstances arising independently of the will of the owner of the trademark which constitute an obstacle to the use of the trademark, such as import restrictions on or other government requirements for goods or services protected by the trademark, shall be recognized as valid reasons for non-use.

Requirement of Use. (1. ) If use of a registered mark is required to maintain a registrationtrademark rights, the registration may be cancelled canceled only after an uninterrupted period of at least three two years of non-use, unless valid legitimate reasons based on the existence for non-use exist. Use of obstacles to such use are shown by the trademark owner. Circumstances arising independently of with the will consent of the owner of the trademark which constitute an obstacle to the use of the trademark, such as import restrictions on or other government requirements for goods or services protected by the trademark, shall be recognized as valid reasons use of the trademark for non-usethe purpose of maintaining the registration.

Requirement of Use. 1. If use is required to maintain a registration, the registration may be cancelled only after an uninterrupted period of at least three years of non-use, unless valid reasons based on the existence of obstacles to such use are shown by the trademark owner. Circumstances arising independently of the will of the owner of the trademark which constitute an obstacle to the use of the trademark, such as import restrictions on or other government requirements for goods or services protected by the trademark, shall be recognized as valid reasons for non-non- use.