List grounds and facts for a principal-register opposition
Key facts
- Human involvement
- RedLawyer-led
- How AI is used
- List each ground the lawyer names and the facts in the selected documents, with the document and the page. Write no statement of grounds and no filing.
- What the lawyer must review
- You choose the grounds and you write the opposition. Section 1063 says any person who believes that he would be damaged by the registration of a mark on the principal register, including dilution by blurring or tarnishment under section 1125(c), may, upon payment of the prescribed fee, file an opposition stating the grounds, within thirty days after the publication under section 1062(a). Upon written request before the thirty-day period expires, the time for filing is extended for an additional thirty days. Further extensions may be granted by the Director for good cause when requested before the extension expires. The Director shall notify the applicant of each extension. You read section 1125(c) before you use dilution as a ground. Section 1052(d) refuses registration of a mark which so resembles a mark registered in the Office, or a mark or trade name previously used in the United States by another and not abandoned, as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods of the applicant, to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive. The subsection contains a proviso on concurrent registration. You read that proviso before you apply the resemblance test. You do not count grounds to compute a fee, and you do not use a two-month opposition period.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Supporting preparation only. Consider narrowly defined preparation support after confirming the tool’s capability and permitted scope. The tool writes nothing into the document. Substantive advice, judgement and any restricted content remain with the responsible human. |
| Lawyer | Perform the substantive analysis and decisions. Independently check any permitted supporting work and approve the exact output for its intended use. |
Checklist
- Trace every relied-on figure to its source, confirm dates and assumptions, and independently recalculate totals or derived amounts.
- Check the current court or regulator requirements, prescribed form and attachments for the intended document and filing.
- Obtain and inspect the relevant current official register or search result. Confirm identities, interests and the date and scope of the search.
- Verify the applicable jurisdiction and the version of each relevant law, rule or instrument in force at the material time.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.