s 13 Publication and opposition proceedings
13.—(1) When an application for registration has been accepted, the Registrar must cause the application to be published in the prescribed manner. (2) Any person may, within the prescribed time from the date of the publication of the application, give notice to the Registrar of the person’s opposition to the registration. (3) The notice must be given in writing in the prescribed manner, and must include a statement of the grounds of opposition and such other matter as may be prescribed. (4) The Minister may make rules to provide for opposition proceedings and for matters relating thereto. (5) In this section and sections 15, 16 and 17, a reference to an application for the registration of a trade mark that has been accepted includes an application that is accepted under section 12(4) or (5) in relation to only some of the goods or services for which the registration is sought.[Act 7 of 2022 wef 26/05/2022]