What are the procedures for filing foreign trademark objections? The objection here refers to any person’s opinion to the Trademark Office that the internationally registered trademark designated in my country should not be protected. At present, trademarks applied for designation for protection in my country are not published in the "Trademark Announcement" published by the Trademark Office, but in the "International Announcement" published by the International Bureau. Therefore, if an objection is raised against a trademark application designated for protection in my country, the International Announcement should be used as the objection announcement, rather than the domestic Trademark Announcement (preliminary approval announcement). This is different from domestic opposition proceedings. In addition, there are also differences in specifying the starting date of the opposition period for internationally registered trademarks protected by my country: the opposition period starts from the first day of the second month following the publication of the International Announcement of the opposed trademark, while Not from the date of publication of this announcement. However, the opposition period for internationally registered trademarks is the same as that for domestic trademarks, which is also three months.

An objection to an internationally registered trademark designated for protection in my country may be filed against some goods or services, or against all goods or all services. Opposition applications should be filed with the Trademark Office through an agent and not through the International Bureau.

Frequently Asked Questions: Trademark Objection Defense Process

Trademark opposition refers to anyone who believes that the trademark that has been initially determined and announced by the Trademark Office is not legal. The Trademark Office expressed the opinion that registration should not be granted. Trademark objection process:

1. Entrust a trademark agency to handle the matter.

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

B. Prepare objection documents: including filling in the objection application A written letter, drafting the reasons and factual basis for the objection and attaching relevant evidence;

C. The trademark agency shall submit the objection application to the Trademark Office on behalf of the opponent.

2. Go directly to the trademark registration hall.

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

B. Submit the application at the trademark registration hall;< /p>

C. Print the text barcode at the coding window;

D. Pay the objection fee at the payment window.

3. Apply by mailing documents.

A. Prepare objection application documents: including objection application form (can be downloaded from the Internet), objection reasons and factual basis, and attach relevant evidence.

B. Mail it to the Trademark Office via registered mail or express delivery.

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