The following rights are established by registration:
- the exclusive right to use the registered trademark
- the right to file an opposition case against later conflicting applications
- the right to file a cancellation case against a later conflicting registration
- the right to sue third parties for infringement
- the right to license interested parties to use the trademark
- the right to request for counterfeit goods to be seized by customs authorities
- the right to receive compensation for infringement
- the right to seek the cancellation of domain names that partially or totally copied the registered mark
- the right to prosecute third parties for infringing the registered mark and make them pay fines of up to $96,000 and imprisonment of up to 6 years
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