Is it possible to cancel a registration?

Yes. Registration can be revoked on the grounds of: 

  • Non-use
  • Against morality or public policy
  • Bad faith
  • Generic or common terms
  • Geographical indication
  • Prior rights in personal name or patented designs
  • Breach of copyright
  • Proprietary rights
  • Descriptive, not distinctive, misleading, functional marks
  • Unauthorized use of protected flags, emblems or armorial bearings
  • Conflicts with rights of notorious marks and trade names
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