(a)      The Secretary of State shall cancel a registration of a mark if:

            (1)      the registrant asks that it be canceled;

            (2)      the registrant fails to renew it;

            (3)      a court of competent jurisdiction orders that it be canceled on any ground; or

            (4)      a court of competent jurisdiction finds that:

                  (i)      the mark is abandoned;

                  (ii)      the registrant does not own the mark;

                  (iii)      the registration was granted improperly; or

                  (iv)      the registration was obtained fraudulently.

      (b)      (1)      Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Secretary of State shall cancel the registration of a mark if a court of competent jurisdiction finds the mark to be likely to confuse or deceive because it resembles a mark that:

                  (i)      was registered by another person in the United States Patent Office before the date the registrant applied for registration under this subtitle; and

                  (ii)      is not abandoned.

            (2)      The Secretary of State may not cancel the registration of a mark if the registrant proves that:

                  (i)      the registrant holds a concurrent registration of the mark in the United States Patent Office; and

                  (ii)      the registration in the United States Patent Office covers an area that includes the State.