A copy of Notice of Opposition dated 01/10/2022 was served to the Applicant vide letter dated…

Section 21(2) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 and rule 44 of the Trade Marks Rules, 2017 give the applicant two months "from the receipt" of the copy of the notice of opposition to file the counter-statement. The copy was received on 15/11/2022, so the period ends on 15/01/2023; neither the date of the notice nor the date of the covering letter starts the period.