T.M.E.P. § 1503.03
Time for Opposing

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1503.03 Time for Opposing

An opposition must be filed within thirty days after the date of publication in the Official Gazette, or within an extension period granted by the Board. 15 U.S.C. 1063; 37 C.F.R. 2.101(c); TBMP §§306 et seq. The time within which to file an opposition is set by statute and may not be extended or waived. In re Kabushiki Kaisha Hitachi Seisakusho, 33 USPQ2d 1477 (Comm'r Pats. 1994); In re Cooper, 209 USPQ 670 (Comm'r Pats. 1980).

See TBMP §216 regarding the handling of a registration that is issued, inadvertently, after the timely filing of a notice of opposition.