Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) A person who intends to oppose an application under subsection 52(1) of the Act may request the Registrar to extend:
(a) the period for filing a notice of intention to oppose under subregulation 5.6(1); or
(b) the period for filing a statement of grounds and particulars under subregulation 5.7(1).
(2) A request under paragraph (1)(a) or (b) may be made:
(a) within the period for filing the document in question; or
(b) before the trade mark is entered on the Register under section 69 of the Act.
Note: See subparagraph (3)(b)(ii) and subregulation 5.10(2) in relation to the consequences of making the request after the filing period has ended.
(3) The request must:
(a) be in an app roved form; and
(b) be accompanied by a declaration stating:
(i) the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the grounds; and
(ii) if the period for filing the notice or the statement of grounds and particulars has ended--the reason why the request was not made within the period.
Note: Regulations 21.6 and 21.7 deal with making and filing declarations.
(4) The request may be made only on either or both of the following grounds:
(a) an error or omission by the person, the person's agent, the Registrar or an employee;
(b) circumstances beyond the control of the person, other than an error or omission by the person, the person's agent, the Registrar or an employee.