Opposition to a trademark application can be based on the following reasons:
- Ownership rights
- The mark is too descriptive
- The mark lacks distinctiveness
- The mark is misleading, deceptive, or offensive
- The mark serves a functional purpose
- Violation of copyright
- Famous or well-known mark
- Protection of national symbols, flags, and other state emblems
- Representation of the mark's owner
- Existing trade names
- Registered design rights
- Rights to a personal name
- The mark is generic
- Geographical indication
- The mark violates public policy or moral standards
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