Challenging Trademarks in Europe: Opposition and Cancellation Proceedings at the Benelux Office of Intellectual Property and the EUIPO
Trademark opposition proceedings provide trademark owners a relatively quick means to challenge the trademark application of another prior the challenged application being granted. Meanwhile, a cancellation proceeding offers a trademark owner a procedural mechanism to challenge an issued trademark at the Intellectual Property Office rather than in court. Different timelines, grounds for challenge, standards of...