The following can be grounds for cancellation:

• proprietary rights
• the mark is descriptive
• the mark is not distinctive
• the mark is misleading, deceptive or disparaging
• the mark is functional
• notorious or well-known mark
• protection of armorial bearings, flags and other State emblems
• representation of the proprietor of the mark
• trade names
• rights in a personal name
• the mark is generic
• geographical indication
• the mark is against public policy or principles of morality