File Reply To
Trademark Opposition in India
Have your Trademark faced an opposition?
Do not worry, get in touch with VGC to file the reply / counter statement to the Trademark Opposition.
Suppose, if you filled a trademark application and it is currently opposed by filling TM-O by third party after acceptance and advertised. Than at this point a counter statement or reply to the notice of opposition must be filed by the applicant within two months of receipt of the notice of opposition by way of Form TM-O along with the prescribe fee. Even for counter statements, the fee incurred shall be with respect to each class to which the counter is being filed.
The counter statement shall typically comprise the following:
- Set out the facts, if any facts alleged in the notice of opposition are admitted by the applicant.
- A paragraph wise counter of each of the grounds made in the notice of opposition.
- The counter statement shall be verified at the foot by the opponent or by his duly authorized agent who shall specifically state, referring to the numbered paragraphs of the notice of opposition, what he verifies of his own knowledge and what he verifies upon information received and believed to be true.
- The verification shall be signed by the person making it and shall state the date on which and the place at which it was signed.
Accordingly, if the applicant fails to file its counter statement with two months of service of the opposition, its trademark is deemed to have been abandoned for non-prosecution. Alternatively, if the applicant files the counter statement, the opposition will proceed to the evidence stage.
For more information on filing a counter statement on opposed trademark in India, please email us to info@vgccs.in.