Can a Trademark Application be opposed?

Yes. The opposition is available on the following grounds:

- Proprietary right

- Mark is descriptive

- Mark is not distinctive

- Mark is misleading or deceptive

- Breach of copyright

- Rights of notorious marks

- Rights of trade names

- Rights under Article 6 septies of the Paris Convention

- Rights in the registered design

- Rights in a personal name

- Rights in a company name

- Unauthorized use of protected emblems or national insignia