Can a registration be cancelled in the Philippines?

Yes, you can cancel a registration for the following reasons:

• Failure to meet use requirements as per Section VIII.A


• Registered in bad faith


• Contains prohibited marks


• Mark used in a deceptive way


• Includes a protected emblem or badge


• Violates morality or public order


• Geographical indication issues


• Mark has become generic


• Conflicts with a personal name


• Conflicts with a registered design


• Conflicts with trade names


• Registered under a different name, like an agent or representative


• Conflicts with a well-known mark


• Infringes on copyright


• Mark is functional, misleading, deceptive, disparaging, not distinctive, or merely descriptive


• Infringes on proprietary rights