Opposition period for a trademark

[wisconsin]

Hello members,

When a trademark is approved by the examining attorney and is published for opposition. Someone files an opposition during that time. Does the trademark applicant need to get legal representation while the opposition is pending at the trademark trial and appeal board?

Thank you

 

[jberryhill]

Need? No.

It is a fundamental proposition of American law that people are entitled to botch their own cases.

 

[maximum]

Need? No.

It is a fundamental proposition of American law that people are entitled to botch their own cases.

Mr. Berryhill is very familiar with what many judges have had to remind many would-be self-defending idiots: Any man who has his own self as a lawyer, has a fool for a client. Need? no, as he stated...Should they? Without question

 

[IAmAllanShore]

Need? No.

It is a fundamental proposition of American law that people are entitled to botch their own cases.

:tu:

And just to make it a bit more clear for those who don't have English as a first language:

Required? No.

Need (In order to have a good chance of prevailing): Yes.

I love it :gl:

-Allan

 

[Dave_Z]

So in short, yes if you don't wanna screw up. :hehe:

 

[wisconsin]

Thank you, jberryhill ; maximum ; IAmAllanShore; and Dave Zan for taking the time to reply! I greatly appreciate the feedback!

 

[jberryhill]

So in short, yes if you don't wanna screw up.

Absolutely. Why screw it up yourself, when you can have someone else screw it up for you.

 

[IAmAllanShore]

Absolutely. Why screw it up yourself, when you can have someone else screw it up for you.

:lol:

Priceless.

-Allan :gl:

 

[maximum]

As Allan said, coming from a lawyer, that is a priceless gem :D