| Procedure | Timeframe for Completion |
| Trademark Office | |
| Official filing receipt for new application | 1 month from application date (e-filings). 2 months (paper filings). |
| Notices of amendment | 1 to 1.5 months from application date. |
| Notices of refusal or approval | 3 to 5 months from application date. |
| Publication of application | 5 to 8 months from application date. |
| Non-use cancellation decisions | 7 to 10 months from filing for standard cases*. |
| Cancellations based on genericness | 7 to 8 months from filing date. |
| Opposition decisions | 13 to 14 months from opposition filing date, assuming opposed party files a response. 12 to 13 months from opposition filing date, assuming opposed party fails to respond. |
| Change of name / address approvals | 1 month from the application date. |
| Change of agent approvals | 1 month from the application date. |
| Registration renewals | 1 month from the application date. |
| Assignments | 3 to 7 months from the application date. |
| Certified copies of registration certificates | 2 months from the application date. |
| Notice of oppositions (defensive) | 5 to 6 months from the response filing date. |
| Re-issuance of registration certificates | 1 month from the application date. |
| Withdrawal of registrations / applications | 2 months from the application date. |
| Trademark Review and Adjudication Division (TRAD) | |
| Application appeals | 5 to 8 months from filing the appeal. |
| Invalidation decisions | 11 to 12 months from filing date, assuming the registrant files a response. 6 to 8 months from filing date, assuming the registrant does not file a response. |
| Non-use cancellation appeal decisions | 11 to 12 months from appeal filing date, assuming registrant submits evidence of use. 7 months from appeal filing date, assuming registrant fails to file evidence of use. |
| Evidence exchange in invalidations and non-use cancellation appeals | 6 to 10 months from response filing date. |
*12 months for cases where respondent is served by gazettal due to failure to serve notice by mail.
Last updated: January 17, 2023
