SINGAPORE: United States retail giant Target on Sep 24 initiated opposition proceedings against Singapore fashion brand Aupen’s trademark registration application in the country.
According to a notice of opposition filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office, Target first sent inquiry letters to Aupen, and when no response was received, it reached out to Aupen’s lawyers. Target’s notice of opposition states that Aupen did not respond to any of its letters, and Aupen’s lawyers provided “no substantive response” to Target’s letters of inquiry.
The Patent and Trademark Office on Saturday (Sep 27) gave Aupen 60 days to respond to the filing through its Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals.
If Aupen does not respond by the end of the 60-day period, that is by Nov 26, it may face a “default judgment” and the “abandonment” of its application.
