Opposition is conducted on the following grounds:
- Proprietary rights
- Mark is descriptive, misleading, disparaging, deceptive, functional or generic
- Rights of a notorious mark
- Rights in (famous) personal name
- Rights in a registered design
- Rights in a trade name
- Rights in a company name
- Geographical indication
- Issues with morality or public policy
- Protected state emblems, armorial bearings, or flags
- Registration under a representative’s name
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