The following can be grounds for opposition:
- breach of copyright
- proprietary rights
- trade names
- the mark is descriptive
- the mark is generic
- the mark is misleading, disparaging or deceptive
- the mark is not distinctive
- notorious or well-known mark
- registered design rights
- registration in the name of the representative or agent of the proprietor of the mark
- rights in a personal name
- the mark consists of a geographical indication
- protection of flags, armorial bearings, and/or other State emblems
- the mark is against public policy or principles of morality
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