Registration can be canceled for the following reasons:
- Ownership rights issues
- Copyright infringement
- The mark is too descriptive
- The mark serves a functional purpose
- The mark is generic
- The mark lacks distinctiveness
- Famous or well-known mark
- Personal name rights
- Registered design rights
- Application made in bad faith
- The mark is misleading, offensive, or deceptive
- Protection of national symbols, flags, and emblems
- Registered by an agent or representative of the owner
- The mark includes a geographical indication
- The mark violates public policy or moral standards
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