Is it possible to cancel a registration?

Yes. The following are grounds for cancellation:

 

  • Descriptive mark
  • Misleading and/or deceptive mark
  • Lack of distinctiveness
  • Generic mark
  • Mark is a geographical indication
  • Functional mark
  • Violation of public policy or principles of morality
  • Unauthorized marks by competent authorities pursuant to Article 6ter of the Paris Convention
  • Inclusion of a badge or emblem of particular public interest
  • Using of the mark in a misleading manner
  • Prohibited marks in this jurisdiction
  • Application was made in bad faith
  • Registrant’s breach of a technical provision of the law
  • Fraudulent registration
  • Use Requirements under Section V.G. are not met
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