Record trade mark opposition deadlines from the acceptance publication
Key facts
- Human involvement
- GreenLawyer review
- How AI is used
- From the acceptance-publication date and any notice-of-intention date the lawyer enters, record in a fixed template the two-month date for a notice of intention to oppose and, if a notice of intention has been filed, the one-month date for the statement of grounds and particulars. Tag each date to regs 5.6 and 5.7 or, for an international registration, regs 17A.33 and 17A.34A. Do not decide whether a filing was in time.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer checks the publication date against the Official Journal or the register, checks the calculation, and diarises the dates.
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the acceptance-publication date and any notice-of-intention date the lawyer enters, record in a fixed template the two-month date for a notice of intention to oppose and, if a notice of intention has been filed, the one-month date for the statement of grounds and particulars. Tag each date to regs 5.6 and 5.7 or, for an international registration, regs 17A.33 and 17A.34A. Do not decide whether a filing was in time. |
| Lawyer | The lawyer checks the publication date against the Official Journal or the register, checks the calculation, and diarises the dates. |
Checklist
- Check the publication date against the register or the Journal, not against a diary note.
- Count the months from the day of publication or the day the notice of intention was filed, as the regulations state.
- Leave the one-month statement date blank until a notice of intention has actually been filed.
Sources
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.