5.1 Opposition
Pursuant to Point 99 Regulation 488 an opposition can be filed within three months as of the date the trademark application was published. It can be based on all relative grounds of refusal as set forth under Art 8 Trademark Act (see 3.8 above). The opposition has to be accompanied by detailed submissions of facts and evidence, as well as justification documents (e.g. proof of a trademark application; a previous registration of the trademark; notoriety / reputation of a trademark; grant and renewal of earlier registrations; registration of the trademark in one of the member states of the Paris Convention; court's judgment on an opposition, based on a well-known firm name in Moldova). Regulation 488 sets out that the supporting materials (as well as the translations to these) are to be filed together with the opposition or within one month (Point 105). No evidence filed after this date shall be taken into account.
