Opposing a Trademark

Creating your own brand is a kind of difficult thing. We do know that Brand is a living embodiment of hard work, dedication, passion, persistence, and success in providing services. You can’t let someone steal your brand name, In case of competitors. So, opposing trademark is the only way to teach them a lesson. Here any third party can file Trademark Opposition if it is believed to confuse their mark for the newly registered mark.

Opposing trademark is one of the initial opportunity given to the public against an applicant who made an attempt to register a deceptive or similar trademark After getting approved by the Registrar, The Status of that trademark application will be changed to ‘Opposed’ on the Trademarks India website and a Notice will be sent to the Registrant to produce an explanation for proving its Originality

An organization must submit trademark opposition Application within four months of its publication on the Trademarks Website. A registrar will announce a day, accordingly both the parties must submit their pieces of evidence along with an explanation in detail to prove its a non-deceptive trademark. In case, if the newly registered Trademark registrant fails to prove it, the Trademark will be Abandoned. (which means the newly registered trademark owner cannot enjoy special rights on a trademark anymore. If he further continues to do so, necessary legal actions will be taken accordingly)

Everyone should consider a fact that registration of a trademark can be opposed only when the trademark application gets published in the trademark journal, (trademark journal is a medium through which anyone can raise an objection on trademarks going to get registered, Check the Trademark Journal.

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Documents required for Trademark opposition

• Notice of opposition
• Trademark opposition party details (Viz., name, and address.)
• The grounds for trademark opposition.