HRS §482-7
Trade name rules and reissue after one year of nonuse
This section says the trade name registration rules apply to all registrations filed with the director. If a trade name has not been used in Hawaii for one year, the law treats that as proof it was not used anywhere. This allows the name to be reissued to someone who is actually using it.
businesses
The statute, as written — Application of law; reissue on nonuser
(a) Sections 482-1 to 482-9 are applicable to all registrations filed in the office of the director; the intent being that all trade names not used by the applicant in this State may be immediately reissued to such applicant who is actually using the same. (b) The fact that a trade name has not been used in this State for a period of one year shall be prima facie proof of the fact that the same has not been used elsewhere for such period. [L Sp 1933, c 29, pt of §2; RL 1935, §7456; RL 1945, §9291; RL 1955, §204-7; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §15; am L 1963, c 114, §3; HRS §482-7; am L 1980, c 26, §8; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1983, c 124, §17; am L 2001, c 15, §9; am L 2003, c 124, §88; am L 2004, c 121, §51]
Sections this one refers to
§482-1 Definitions for trademark and service mark rules
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