Can a trademark application be challenged or opposed in Jordan?

Here are the reasons a trademark application might be opposed:

• Violation of copyright


• Ownership rights


• The mark serves a functional purpose


• The mark is merely descriptive


• The mark is generic


• The mark lacks distinctiveness


• Famous or well-known mark


• The mark is misleading, deceptive, or offensive


• Protection of national symbols, flags, and other state emblems


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


• Conflicts with trade names


• Conflicts with personal name rights


• Conflicts with registered design rights


• The mark includes a geographical indication


• The mark is contrary to public policy or morality


• The mark resembles royal emblems or crests


• Use of the word "royal" or similar symbols suggesting royal endorsement


• The mark is similar or identical to:
  
  
  
  • Red Crescent
  
  
  • Red Cross
  
  
  • Geneva Cross
  
  
  
  


• The mark includes a third party's picture or name without consent


• The mark includes words or expressions like:
  
  
  
  • "patent"
  
  
  • "patented"
  
  
  • "by royal patent"
  
  
  • "registered design"
  
  
  • "copyright"
  
  
  • "counterfeiting is forgery"
  
  
  • or similar terms
  
  
  
  


• The mark deceives the public


• The mark promotes unfair competition


• The mark is identical to a religious emblem


• The mark gives false information about its origin