{"id":445,"date":"2019-01-16T04:54:55","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T04:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biatconsultant.com\/blog\/?p=445"},"modified":"2019-01-16T04:55:24","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T04:55:24","slug":"trademark-objection-and-trademark-opposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biatconsultant.com\/blog\/trademark-objection-and-trademark-opposition\/","title":{"rendered":"Difference Between Trademark Objection and Trademark opposition In India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trademark objection and Trademark Opposition are two different things where trademark opposition is raised by the Registry itself after seeing the Deceptively similar Trademark Under Section 11 or Section 9 of the Trademarks Act, 1999, whereas Trademark opposition is raised by the third party when Brand name is published in a journal after accepting the Trademark by registry then for three + one month it is open for third parties to raise opposition if they find that Trademark to be deceptively similar with their Trademarks or there is a chance of causing confusion amongst the consumers then third parties can raise opposition by filing TM-O form followed by the prescribed fees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trademark objection is a part of Trademark examination process. In this process trademark examiner examines your trademark examination and issues Trade,mark examination report against your mark. In most of the cases objection is being raised by the registry whose reply is to be given within the specific time i.e. within 30 days calculated from the date of issuance of the examination report. Whereas trademark opposition is filed by the Third party, and it is mainly done after the advertisement of the acceptance of the mark, from the Trademark registry in trademark Journal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>What is Trademark objection?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trademark objection is a form of preliminary negation which is issued by a Trademark examiner after examination of the trademark Application and which is raised by the registry on the mark which is deceptively similar or having lack of distinctiveness with the already registered mark. These objections are very common which is raised by the registry in almost every Application but can be clear by giving the proper representation before the Examiner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For better guidance to clear Trademark objection it is recommended to take advice or hire a professional or trademark Attorney to represent your case, unless you know what you are doing. It is advised not to use sample format which is available online as it may result in rejection of your Trademark a sit does not give good impression in the mind of the registrar. It is advised to respond the Trademark reply within 30 days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>What is trademark opposition?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trademark opposition is a legal proceeding which is instituted by Third Parties. It is like stealing or using somebody\u2019s exclusive right or idea. It is to be raised within three months of publishing in a journal. Opposition is a third party action done by people having genuine interest in the Trademark or by a person who feels that Trademark Registration of that Trademark would be the decorum, market, or any affect related to the business of that person.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opposition is the activity which is being increasing and easier than ever before. In case you applied for a Trademark, even though a Trademark examiner reviewed and approved it. Trademark opposition is a serious matter which should be kept in mind while registering a Trademark. Oppositions can sometimes lead to accusations and claims of infringement and monetary damages. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In case Trademark of an applicant is being objected then he\/she should reply or respond to that within 2 months of the receipt of communication from the registrar of Trademarks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While under Trademark objection there is no fees involved in replying whereas in filing of Trademark opposition there is prescribed fees is to be submitted t the registry. Objection reply should be filed within 1 month whereas counter statement of Opposition \u00a0to be submitted within 2 months. Under trademark Objection process is under trademark registry only whereas under trademark opposition there is separate process from trademark registration. Under trademark objection no response will lead to removal or no appeal lies against rejection and acceptance is published in Trademark journal whereas in trademark opposition no response of Trademark opposition can lead to removal or appeal lies against the judgement,m and the judgement is communicated to the Parties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For any further assistance take help of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biatconsultant.com\/trademark-india\">Trademark Attorney<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biatconsultant.com\">BIAT consultant.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trademark objection and Trademark Opposition are two different things where trademark opposition is raised by the Registry itself after seeing the Deceptively similar Trademark Under Section 11 or Section 9 of the Trademarks Act, 1999, whereas Trademark opposition is raised by the third party when Brand name is published in a journal after accepting the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biatconsultant.com\/blog\/trademark-objection-and-trademark-opposition\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Difference Between Trademark Objection and Trademark opposition In India&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57,14],"tags":[198,196,197,44,85],"class_list":["post-445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal","category-trademark","tag-online-trademark-registration","tag-trademark","tag-trademark-online","tag-trademark-registration-online","tag-trademark-registration-online-in-india"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Difference Between Trademark Objection and Trademark opposition In India -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What is the difference between trademark objection and trademark opposition in India ? 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