Filing a formal reply to an examination report raised by the Trade Marks Registry, addressing objections (e.g., similarity to existing marks, descriptiveness) to move the application forward.
Applicants whose trademark application has received an official objection and must respond within the prescribed time to avoid abandonment.
Trade Marks Registry, Trade Marks Act 1999
Examination report/application number; Form TM-48 (if filed via attorney); evidence of use (invoices, advertisements, affidavits of use); a reply/counter-statement addressing each ground of objection.
Generally within 30 days of the examination report being issued.
The trademark application is treated as abandoned.