Registration can be canceled for the following reasons:
- Bad faith
- The mark is generic
- The mark is descriptive
- Expired registration
- The mark is misleading, deceptive, or disparaging
- The mark is functional
- Use of protected armorial bearings, flags, and other state emblems
- Use of a geographical indication
- Inclusion of a badge or emblem of particular public interest
- Express renunciation by the owner
- Unused trademark for five consecutive years
- The mark contradicts public policy or principles of morality
- Registration was declared invalid by a competent authority
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