Simply put, it’s any objection raised by the Trademark registry department while examining your trademark application. If needed, the department can also ask you to clarify on certain points. They upload your Examination Report’s copy to their official website and further send a letter asking you to reply the same. The Trademark department raises objection(s) on its own with no involvement of third party, company or competitor. Any third party raising objection is termed a Trademark Opposition.
No, both are same.
A proper reply clarifying your points is a much, when it comes to answering Trademark Objection. It should be done within 30 days of report issuance. If you don’t file a legal reply, the Trademark registry department may cancel your application and mark its status as Abandoned.
The procedure to respond to a Trademark Objection is legally intricate and needs legal knowledge and proper drafting skills. We, at MyOfficeStaff are there for you. There is no particular format to reply to a Trademark Objection report, it largely depends on your case.
Once you file your reply online, you get an acknowledgment receipt for future reference. After that, a PDF copy of your reply will be uploaded on the official website of the Trademark registry department under your application. Until and unless, the department doesn’t review your application and rejects of accepts it, the status will read ‘Objected’. In general, it takes around 6 to 13 months.
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