Yes. The following are grounds for opposition:
- proprietary rights
- the mark is descriptive
- the mark is not distinctive
- the mark is misleading, deceptive or disparaging
- the mark is functional
- breach of copyright
- rights of notorious or well-known marks
- rights under protected armorial bearings, flags and other State emblems
- registration in the name of the agent or other representatives of the proprietor of the mark
- rights in a trade name
- rights in a registered design
- rights in a personal name
- the mark is generic
- the mark consists of a geographical
- the mark is against public policy or principles of morality
- the trademark application is used as an act of unfair competition
- a color itself
- previous or earlier rights
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