[§482-34] Forum for actions regarding registration; service on out of state registrants. (a) An action to require cancellation of a mark registered under this part shall be brought in circuit court. In an action for cancellation, the director shall not be made a party to the proceeding but shall be notified of the filing of the complaint by the clerk of the court in which it is filed and shall have the right to intervene in the action.
(b) In any action brought against a registrant that is a nonresident of this State, service may be effected pursuant to sections 634-35 and 634-36. [L 2001, c 15, pt of §1]