Any person may request the Registrar on Form GI-7 to be informed of the number, date and page of the Journal in which a geographical indication specified in the form was advertised and the Registrar shall furnish such particulars to the person making the request.
OPPOSITION TO REGISTRATION 41 (1). Notice of Opposition.-A notice of opposition to the registration of a geographical indication under sub-section (1) of section 14 or an authorised user under section 17(3)(e) shall be given in triplicate on Form GI-2 within three months or within such further period not exceeding one month in the aggregate from the date when such Journal was made available to the public (which date shall be certified as such by the Registrar) as the case may be, of the application for registration in the Journal. The notice shall include a statement of the grounds upon which the opponents objects to the registration of the geographical indication or of the authorised user, as the case may be.
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(2) Where a Notice of Opposition is filed in respect of single application for the registration of a geographical indication it shall bear the fee in respect of each class in relation to which the opposition is filed.
(3) Where an opposition is filed only for a particular class or classes in respect of a single application made under sub-section (3) of section 11, the application shall not proceed to registration until a request in Form GI-5 for division of the application together with the divisional fee is made by the applicant.
(4) Where in respect of a single application for the registration of a geographical indication no notice of opposition is filed in any class or classes, the application in respect of such class or classes shall proceed to registration after the division of the application in the class or classes in respect of which an opposition is pending.
(5) An application for an extension of the period within which a notice of opposition to the registration of a geographical indication or an authorised user may be given under subsection(1) of section 14, shall be made on Form GI-2 accompanied by the prescribed fee before the expiry of the period of three months under sub-section (1) of section 14.
(6) A copy of notice of opposition shall be ordinarily served by the Registrar to the applicants within two months of the receipt of the same by the appropriate office.
42. Verification of Notice of Opposition
(1) The notice of opposition shall be verified by the opponent.
(2) The verification shall specifically state by reference to the numbered paragraphs of the notice of opposition, what is verified of his own knowledge and what is verified upon information received and believed to be true.
(3) The verification shall be signed by the person making it and shall state the date and the place at which it was signed.