Is it possible to cancel a registration?

Yes. Registration of trademark can be cancelled on the following grounds: 

  • Issues of morality
  • Proprietary rights
  • Use of protected emblems or badges
  • Bad faith
  • Generic or broad meaning
  • Conflict with famous and notorious marks
  • Use of protected armorial bearings or flags
  • Registration under agent’s name
  • Rights under Article 8 of Paris Convention
  • Mark is functional, misleading, descriptive, non-distinctive
  • Use of geographical indication
  • Rights in personal name
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