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An opponent misses the four-month period in section 21(1) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 for opposing an…

Section 131(1) lets the Registrar extend the time for an act only where it is "not being a time expressly provided in this Act". The four-month period for opposition is laid…

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An opponent misses the four-month period in section 21(1) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 for opposing an advertised application, and asks the Registrar to extend it under section 131. The Registrar

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Section 131(1) lets the Registrar extend the time for an act only where it is "not being a time expressly provided in this Act". The four-month period for opposition is laid down in section 21(1) itself, so section 131 cannot be used. Rule 109 caps extensions at one month only for times that are extendable in the first place.

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