Give notice of your intention to oppose a trade mark

Tell Intellectual Property Office you intend to oppose a trade mark application, sometimes known as giving 鈥榥otice of threatened opposition鈥�. This will give you one extra month to file your opposition.

You must apply in the 2 months after the trade mark application is first published in the online trade marks journal.

Before you start

You鈥檒l need to know:

  • the trade mark application number
  • whether it鈥檚 a UK or International (UK) application
  • one of the trade mark classes applied for

Your name, address and any other information you provide will be publicly available. Use a business address or PO Box if you do not want your home address to be available.

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