The trademark opposition period is 3 months, calculated from the date of the preliminary trademark approval announcement (not including the same day). If the last day of the opposition period is a legal holiday, it can be postponed to the first working day after the holiday. day.
Example 1: The announcement date of the trademark preliminary examination is December 6, 2023, and an opposition application can be filed from December 7, 2023. The expiration date of the opposition period is March 6, 2024 (including that day);
Example 2: The trademark preliminary examination announcement date is July 6, 2020, and the expiration date of the opposition period should be October 6, 2020. According to the "Notice of the General Office of the State Council on Arrangements for Certain Holidays in 2020", On October 6, 2020, during the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays, which are statutory holidays in my country, the expiration date of the objection period will be postponed to the first working day after the statutory holidays. Since the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays in 2020 are From October 1 to October 8, the deadline for the objection is October 9, 2020 (inclusive). During the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays, which are statutory holidays in my country, the expiration date of the objection period will be postponed to the first working day after the statutory holidays. Since the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays in 2020 are from October 1 to October 10, 2020 On October 8, 2020, the deadline for objection will be October 9, 2020 (including that day).
When filing an opposition application, the opponent shall submit the following trademark opposition materials to the Trademark Office, in duplicate and marked with the original and duplicate copies:
(1) Trademark opposition application form;
(2) Identity certificate of the opponent;
(3) Violation of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 13, Article 15 and Paragraph 1 of Article 16 of the Trademark Law , Article 30, Article 31, and Article 32 raise objections, the opponent shall prove that he is a prior right holder or an interested party.
The application for trademark opposition should have clear requests and factual basis, and should be accompanied by relevant evidence materials.