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The Trademark Opposition Period is stipulated in Article 19 of the Trademark Law. Anyone may raise objections within three months from the date of announcement. In other words, objections to trademark registration occur during the preliminary trademark announcement period. Therefore:

1. The opponent can only raise objections to trademarks that have been initially reviewed and published in the "Trademark Announcement" by the Trademark Office within the objection period. objection. The opposition period is 3 months, calculated from the date of the preliminary approval announcement of the opposed trademark to the day before the registration announcement.

2. The objection raised by the opponent should have a clear request and factual basis and be supported by corresponding evidence. If the evidence cannot be submitted when filing the objection application, it should be stated in the objection application, and the evidence should be submitted within 3 months from the date of filing the objection application (replenishment can be submitted by mail within 3 months).

3. If the last day of the objection period is a legal holiday, it can be postponed to the first working day after the holiday.

Trademark objection process

Trademark objections can be handled by entrusting a trademark agency to save time and worry; or directly go to the trademark registration hall to handle the process. The main procedures are as follows:

1. Sign a trademark agency power of attorney and attach the opponent’s identity certificate (such as business license, ID card, etc.);

2 . Prepare opposition application documents: including filling in the opposition application form, drafting the reasons and factual basis for the objection, and attaching relevant evidence;

3. The trademark agency shall submit the opposition application document to the Trademark Office on behalf of the opponent.

(2) Go directly to the trademark registration hall

1. Prepare the opposition application documents: including the opposition application, reasons for the objection and factual basis, and attach relevant evidence;

2. Submit the application documents at the trademark registration hall;

3. Print the bar code at the coding window;

4. Pay the objection fee at the payment window.