Trademark opposition may come at the stage after registrar has approved the trademark application on the distinctive factor and publishes the trademark in the journal to know whether any third parties have opposition. Anyone who finds a reason (ie: similarity with the mark he/she owns or The trademark is similar or identical to an earlier or existing registered trademark, the mark is devoid of distinctive character, the mark is descriptive in nature, application for the trademark is made with bad faith etc) to oppose the published trademark in the journal within 3 months, which can be extended to 1 more month (effectively 4 months) from the date of publication of journal. If the mark is opposed by anyone, opposition proceeding will be initiated by the registry, with which both parties involves and need to conclude and the decision has to be taken. According to the decision made, registry will decide whether the mark have to be registered or not. There is no restriction for one to file an opposition to a published mark, while it would be his/her responsibility to prove the published mark will create confusion among the public in terms of similarity with any other registered mark. The owner of published mark can defend opposition by submitting his/her stands to prove the distinctiveness of the mark.