Application for trademark registration can be opposed if:
- proprietary rights are violated,
- the mark is descriptive, non-distinctive, deceptive, misleading, disparaging, or causing confusion
- there is breach of copyright
- the mark is confusingly similar with an existing registered mark
- the mark uses any protected emblem or insignia
- rights to a business/company name or personal name are violated
- the word has broad or generic meaning
- there is violation in a registered design
- rights of a famous mark are violated
- the mark is indicative of a geographical location
- public policy or moral standards are violated
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