The following can be grounds for cancellation:
- proprietary rights
- breach of copyright
- the mark is descriptive
- the mark is functional
- the mark is not distinctive
- the mark is misleading, deceptive or disparaging
- rights under Article 6bis of the Paris Convention
- rights under Article 8 of the Paris Convention
- rights under Article 6septies of the Paris Convention
- registered design rights
- rights in a personal name
- the mark is generic
- the mark consists of a geographical indication
- the mark is against public policy or principles of morality
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