The following can be grounds for cancellation:
- proprietary rights
- the mark is functional
- the mark is not distinctive
- the mark is descriptive
- the mark is generic
- the mark is misleading, deceptive or disparaging
- protection of armorial bearings, flags and other State emblems
- the mark consists of a geographical indication
- the mark is against public policy or principles of morality
- the mark is confusingly identical to an existing company or business name in Swaziland that it will result to confusion
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