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Procedure of Opposition: Written Submissions Any person or entity who intends to oppose the registration of a trademark must file a notice of opposition before the Trademark Office within four months from the date of the advertisement of the trademark in the Trademarks Journal.

International application and the resulting international registration in the language of the international application.

Unlike a third-party observation, opposing a published trade mark is a legal procedure. It enables you to prevent a mark registration if you can provide sufficient evidence. You can oppose the registration of a trade mark at any time during the two months after publication in the IPO journal.

Trademark Objection Under Trademarks Act An examiner examines the trademark registration application when an applicant applies for trademark registration. The examiner may object to the trademark application if it violates the Act and rules. The objection raised by the examiner is known as trademark objection.

Grounds of opposition that the trademark is not registrable; that the applicant is not entitled to registration; that the trademark is not distinctive; that the applicant was not using and did not propose to use the trademark in Canada; or.

If someone objects to your trade mark application, this can take the form of a third-party observation or a formal trade mark opposition. A third-party observation is a non-legal action anyone can submit to the Intellectual Property Office. Opposition to your trade mark is formal legal action and requires a response.