Is it possible to cancel a registration?

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The following can be grounds for cancellation:

• the mark was declared generic by civil courts
• non-use of the trademark registration
• annulment
• nullity
• infringement or breach
• the trademark was obtained in bad faith
• the registration was obtained using false or inexact information
• representation of the applicant or the owner of the mark
• the mark is being contested by owners of a well-known mark
• if the applicant knew the existence of the mark being contested
• 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
• notorious or well-known mark
• protection of armorial bearings, flags and other State emblems
• registration in the name of the agent or other representative of the proprietor of the mark
• registered design rights
• rights in a personal name
• the mark is generic
• geographical indication
• the mark is against public policy or principles of morality
• if the applicant provided false or inexact information
• if the applicant, by virtue of its commercial activities, knew that the mark was owned by a third party