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Trademark Basic Facts
PUBLICATION FOR OPPOSITION
If the examining attorney raises no objections
to registration, or if the applicant overcomes all
objections, the examining attorney will approve
the mark for publication in the Official Gazette,
a weekly publication of the USPTO.
The USPTO will send a NOTICE OF PUBLICATION to
the applicant stating the date of publication. Any
party who believes it may be damaged by registration
of the mark has thirty (30) days from the publication
date to file either an opposition to registration
or a request to extend the time to oppose. An opposition
is similar to a proceeding in a federal court, but
is held before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board,
a USPTO administrative tribunal. If no opposition
is filed or if the opposition is unsuccessful, the
application enters the next stage of the registration
process. A Certificate of Registration will issue
for applications based on use, or a Notice of Allowance
will issue for intent-to-use applications.
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