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What are “decisions”?
During examination of an application for international trademark registration, States or organisations can issue “decisions”, i.e. Provisional Refusals: if grounds for objection are found during the ex officio examination, or if an opposition is filed, the Office has the right to declare that protection cannot be granted to the mark in that State or territory.
Procedures subsequent to the Provisional Refusal (reviews, appeals or responses to an opposition), are notified to the International Bureau once all the procedures before that national or regional Office have been completed, indicating that the provisional refusal is confirmed or is totally or partially withdrawn. This statement is also mentioned in the “decisions” list.
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