September 28, 2017 by Nimisha Gupta
A Trademark application goes through many stages of scrutiny before the final registration of the trademark. The applicant usually gets confused between a Trademark Objection and a Trademark Opposition.
S.No. |
Criteria |
Trademark Objection |
Trademark Opposition |
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1 |
Issuer |
Issued by TM Examiner |
Opposed by Third Party |
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2 |
Time Frame |
Respond within 1 month |
Respond within 2 months |
|
3 |
Process |
Part of the Trademark Registration Process |
It is a Separate from the basic Registration of the TM Application |
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4 |
Stage |
It may follow ‘Marked for Exam’ |
It may follow ‘Advertised Before Acceptance’ |
|
5 |
Appeal |
The appeal lies against Rejection |
The appeal lies against Judgement |
|
6 |
Communication |
The acceptance is published in a Journal |
The Judgement is communicated to the concerned parties |
|
7 |
E-Forms |
The Reply is furnished in MIS-R |
The Reply is furnished in TM-O |
|
8 |
No Response |
TM Application is deemed to be Abandoned |
TM Application is deemed to be Abandoned |
|
9 |
Fees |
Rs.2,999/- |
Rs.14,999/- |
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