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[aprilmalex@yahoo.com]

Can a senior user (who does not have a registration but only common law rights) and who has used the mark in only small georgraphic location file a petition to cancell a registered mark (which was fiest used after the senior mark?)

They can cancell the federal registration even though they only have common law right sin one small goegraphic location

[Sudhir Kumar]

PLease note that in many country requirement for cancellation proceedings are that the applicant (filing cancellation) must have an interest in the Trademark and being a senoir user he does have an interest. But the proceedings has to be within the provisions/grounds for cancellation as provided under the countries trademark law.

[JSonnabend]

Having common law rights senior to the registrant's rights can be a viable basis for cancellation. 

- Jeff