The following can be grounds for opposition:
- proprietary rights
- breach of copyright
- the mark is descriptive
- the mark is not distinctive
- the mark is generic
- rights in a personal name
- registered design rights
- the mark is misleading, deceptive or disparaging
- rights under Article 6bis of the Paris Convention
- rights under Article 6septies of the Paris Convention
- rights under Article 6ter of the Paris Convention
- rights under Article 8 of the Paris Convention
- the mark consists of a geographical indication
- unauthorized use of specially protected emblems or national insignia
- the mark is against public policy or principles of morality
- deceptive or confusing similarity to an unregistered mark of the opponent
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