Trademark Disputes

How we work on disputes

A trademark dispute is decided under the law of one country, by its office or its courts. Rules, deadlines and procedures differ from country to country, and so does who may act for you. We do not carry out disputes ourselves. We work with partners around the world who handle them in their own countries, and we bring you and the right partner together.

Deadlines in disputes are often short. If you have received a notice, write to us as soon as you can.

Typical matters

What is possible depends on the country. Partners can generally help with:

• An opposition against your application
• An opposition against someone else's application that comes too close to your mark
• Cancellation, invalidity or revocation actions, including for bad faith or for non-use
• A domain name that copies your mark: see domain name disputes
• Defending your registration against such an action
• An appeal against a refusal by an office
• Cases before a court, where a matter goes that far

How it works

1. Tell us what happenedSend us the notice or the details, your mark and the country. If there is a deadline, tell us at once.
2. We look at itWe read the documents, find the deadline, and explain in plain language what is at stake and what your options are.
3. We arrange a partnerIf the matter has to be handled in the country concerned, we bring in one of our partners there and give them your file.
4. The partner handles the matterThe partner does the dispute work under the local rules. We coordinate, so you do not have to find, brief and manage someone abroad.
5. You decideYou receive a written quote before the work starts, and nothing begins without your approval.

A dispute can end either way. The office or the court decides, so we cannot promise an outcome, and neither can anyone else.