19. What is the procedure if a trademark is opposed by third parties during the registration period?

As soon as an opposition is filed after publication of the application, we will receive a notification from the office just for our information. The Office then will first determine the admissibility of the opposition. As soon as this has been finalized we will be informed about the deadline of the cooling off period and the deadline for filing our observations against the opposition if we want to proceed with the trademark application.

We will always first notify the client or the clients’ representative before we make any additional costs. Further consultation may result in filing the observations, amending the classification of the application or any other strategic action that may result in withdrawal or automatic ending of the opposition.

In some cases we receive cease and desist letters before the publication of the application has even taken place, usually as a result of trademark watching. We will always first notify the client or the clients’ representative before we take any further action.


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