The following can be grounds for opposition:
- proprietary rights
- trade names
- notorious or well-known mark
- the mark is descriptive
- the mark is not distinctive
- the mark is misleading, deceptive or disparaging
- registration in the name of the agent or other representative of the proprietor of the mark
- rights in a company name
- rights in a personal name
- unauthorized use of specially protected emblems or national insignia
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