Hong Kong Regulations

TRADE MARKS RULES - RULE 54

Opposition to application

Caution: This is a past version. See the current version here.

(1) Any person may within 2 months from the date of the advertisement of an
application for registration of a certification trade mark file in duplicate
on Form TM-No. 6 with the Registrar notice of opposition under section 66(1).

(2) Any person may within the same period as mentioned in subrule

(1) file in duplicate on Form TM-No. 22 with the Registrar a notice of
opposition under section 66(2).

(3) The Registrar shall forthwith send to the applicant the duplicate filed
under subrule (1) or (2) as the case may be and rules 23 to 34 shall apply to
the proceedings on such notices of opposition with such modifications as may
be required to suit the circumstances.

(4) In case of doubt any party may apply to the Registrar for directions.
(Enacted 1992)