WyomingSF 532025 General SessionSenate

AN ACT relating to trade and commerce; authorizing the secretary of state to administratively cancel trademarks, service marks and trade names as specified; providing the right to appeal administrative cancellations; and providing for an effective date.

Sponsored By: null Corporations

Signed by Governor

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Wyoming businesses face cancellations with appeal rights

Beginning July 1, 2025, Wyoming’s Secretary of State has new grounds to cancel trademark, service mark, and trade name registrations. Cancellation must serve the public interest. The applicant or registrant must have provided fraudulent information or failed to correct false information in a filing after being asked. The Secretary must send written notice explaining the grounds by certified mail, giving the registrant 60 days to respond. The Secretary must cancel if no response arrives or the response fails to reasonably show that each cancellation ground is absent. The Secretary must then send a cancellation notice by certified mail. Registrants can appeal to chancery court or a district court with authority over the case within 30 days after that notice is sent. They must ask to set aside the cancellation and attach copies of all documents filed with the Secretary. The court can order reinstatement or other appropriate action, and its final decision can be appealed.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • null Corporations

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Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 85 • No: 18

House vote • 3/4/2025

H 3rd Reading:Passed 56-4-2-0-0

Yes: 56 • No: 4

House vote • 2/26/2025

H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0

Yes: 8 • No: 0

Senate vote • 1/22/2025

S 3rd Reading:Passed 16-14-1-0-0

Yes: 16 • No: 14

Senate vote • 1/20/2025

S07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

Yes: 5 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Assigned Chapter Number 167

    3/19/2025
  2. Governor Signed SEA No. 0078

    3/19/2025Governor
  3. H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0078

    3/4/2025House
  4. S President Signed SEA No. 0078

    3/4/2025Senate
  5. Assigned Number SEA No. 0078

    3/4/2025
  6. H 3rd Reading:Passed 56-4-2-0-0

    3/4/2025House
  7. H 2nd Reading:Passed

    3/3/2025House
  8. H COW:Passed

    2/28/2025House
  9. H Placed on General File

    2/26/2025House
  10. H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0

    2/26/2025House
  11. H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals

    2/19/2025House
  12. H Received for Introduction

    1/23/2025House
  13. S 3rd Reading:Passed 16-14-1-0-0

    1/22/2025Senate
  14. S 2nd Reading:Passed

    1/21/2025Senate
  15. S COW:Passed

    1/20/2025Senate
  16. S Placed on General File

    1/20/2025Senate
  17. S07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

    1/20/2025Senate
  18. S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations

    1/14/2025Senate
  19. S Received for Introduction

    1/2/2025Senate
  20. Bill Number Assigned

    12/20/2024

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