Publication for Opposition

If the PTO has no objections to the application or the applicant successfully overcomes all objections, the examining attorney will approve the mark for publication in the OG, a weekly publication of the PTO. The PTO sends a notice informing the applicant of the date of publication. Publication in the OG is intended to provide notice to the world so that anyone who believes he or she may be damaged by registration of the mark can oppose its registration. Many large companies subscribe to watch services provided by the trademark search professionals identified in Chapter 3. Those search companies review newly filed applications and the OG and then notify companies of potentially conflicting marks.

Oppositions must be ...

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