Trademark applications can be opposed for the following reasons:
- Existing ownership rights
- The mark is descriptive, misleading, offensive, deceptive, functional, or generic
- Conflicts with a well-known mark
- Infringes on a famous person's name
- Conflicts with a registered design
- Conflicts with a trade name
- Conflicts with a company name
- Geographical indication issues
- Concerns with morality or public policy
- Use of protected state symbols, emblems, or flags
- Registered under a representative's name
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