- Searches and Opinions
- Applications for Trademark Registration
- Oppositions to Trademark Applications
- Monitoring Competing Trademarks
- Challenges to Registered Trademarks
- Domain Name Disputes
After an application for the registration of a trademark has been approved by the Trade-marks Office, the trademark will be advertised to the public for a period of two months, during which any person may come forward to oppose, i.e. challenge, your application. If the application is opposed, it is taken out of the regular processing stream at the Trade-marks Office until the opposition is resolved.
The opposition of a trademark application is considered to be a separate matter distinct from the trademark application itself and is often compared to a litigation proceeding. We can either initiate an opposition on your behalf against an advertised trademark application or represent you in answering an opposition to your application for registration.