Registration can be canceled for the following reasons:
- Conflicting proprietary rights or an earlier registration
- The mark is descriptive
- The mark lacks distinctiveness
- The mark is misleading, deceptive, or offensive
- The mark serves a functional purpose
- Copyright infringement
- Conflicts with well-known or famous marks
- Conflicts with protected symbols, flags, or emblems
- Infringement of registered design rights
- Infringement of personal name rights
- The mark is generic
- The mark includes a geographical indication
- The mark violates public policy or moral standards
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