Answer ... A third party may file an opposition to a trademark application within three months of publication of a notice of allowance.

Answer ... Any third party has standing to oppose a trademark application. An opposition may be filed on the grounds that:

• the opponent has a claim to ownership of the trademark; or
• the application should have been denied pursuant to one or more provisions of the Trademarks Ordinance.

Answer ... The opposition period in Israel is three months from the date of publication in the Trademarks Journal of the allowance of the application. This three-month period cannot be extended.

Answer ... The registrar of trademarks or one of several hearing officers in the Israel Trademark Office will hear the opposition and render a decision on this matter.

Answer ... The opposition commences with the filing of a notice of opposition by the opponent. The applicant then has two months to file a counterstatement. The opponent then files its evidence in the form of at least one written affidavit. After the applicant has filed its evidence, also in the form of at least one written affidavit, a hearing is held, at which each party has the right to cross-examine the other’s affiant. By agreement, the parties may waive the right to cross-examination. At the conclusion of the hearing, the registrar or hearing officer will then render a decision in writing.

Answer ... Like any final decision of the registrar of trademarks, the decision in an opposition may be appealed as a matter of right to the Jerusalem District Court. The normal rules of civil procedure before the district court will apply.