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Opposition is the legal procedure that allows you to try to stop a published trade mark going on to become registered.
Section last updated: February 2023
How to object and challenge someone else's trade mark and details of any legal costs involved.
Advice on planning appeals and the award costs.
We assess the costs and expenses incurred in civil litigation in order to decide how much: a successful party in litigation can recover from their opponent a barrister or solicitor can recover from public funds a client should have to...
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