What are the reasons someone might challenge a trademark application in Latvia?

Third parties can oppose a trademark application based on the following grounds:

• Existing rights in industrial property


• Existing rights in a company name


• Existing rights in a well-known personal name


• Existing rights in a registered design


• Existing rights in a trade name


• Existing rights in a well-known mark


• Proprietary rights


• Copyright infringement


• Registration of the mark under a different name, such as an agent's or representative's name


• Descriptive nature of the mark


• Mark is misleading, deceptive, or disparaging


• Unauthorized use of protected state emblems or national symbols


• Unregistered domain name