Can a trademark application be challenged in India?

Opposition can be based on the following grounds:

• Ownership rights


• The mark is descriptive


• The mark lacks distinctiveness


• The mark is misleading, deceptive, or offensive


• Copyright infringement


• Rights of a famous or well-known mark


• Registration by an agent or representative of the mark's owner


• Trade name rights


• Registered design rights


• Personal rights


• The mark is generic


• The mark violates public policy or moral standards