Can someone challenge a Trademark Application in Taiwan?

Opposition to a trademark application can be based on the following reasons:

• Existing ownership rights


• The mark is merely descriptive


• Lack of distinctiveness in the mark


• The mark is misleading, deceptive, or offensive


• The mark serves a functional purpose


• Violation of copyright


• Conflicts with well-known or famous marks


• Conflicts with protected symbols, flags, or emblems of the state


• Registration by an agent or representative instead of the actual owner


• Conflicts with existing trade names


• Conflicts with registered design rights


• Conflicts with personal name rights


• The mark is generic


• The mark includes a geographical indication


• The mark violates public policy or moral standards


• The trademark infringes on another's patent or other rights as determined by a court's final decision