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5. Trade Mark Procedure for Inter Partes Proceedings p.548 5.1 Timeframes for Filing an Opposition or Cancellation p.548 5.2 Legal Grounds for Filing an Opposition or Cancellation p.548 5.3 Ability to File an Opposition or Revocation/Cancellation p.549 5.4 Opposition or Revocation/Cancellation Procedure p.550 5.5 Legal Remedies Against the Decision of the Trade Mark Office p.550 5.6 Amendment in Revocation/Cancellation Proceedings p.551 5.7 Combining Revocation/Cancellation and Infringement p.551
5.8 Measures to Address Fraud p.551 6. Assignments and Licensing p.551
6.1 Assignment Requirements and Restrictions p.551 6.2 Licensing Requirements or Restrictions p.552
6.3 Registration or Recording of an Assignment or Licence p.552 7. Initiating Trade Mark and Copyright Lawsuits p.552 7.1 Timeframes for Filing Infringement Lawsuits p.552 7.2 Legal Claims for Infringement Lawsuits and Their Standards p.553 7.3 Factors in Determining Infringement p.555 7.4 Prerequisites and Restrictions to Filing a Lawsuit p.555 7.5 Lawsuit Procedure p.555 7.6 Declaratory Judgment Proceedings and Other Protections for Potential Defendants p.556 7.7 Small Claims p.556 7.8 Effect of Trade Mark and Copyright Office Decisions p.556 7.9 Counterfeiting and Bootlegging p.556 8. Litigating Trade Mark and Copyright Claims p.556 8.1 Special Procedural Provisions for Trade Mark or Copyright Proceedings p.556 8.2 Effect of Registration p.557 8.3 Costs of Litigating Infringement Actions p.557 9. Defences and Exceptions to Infringement p.557 9.1 Defences to Trade Mark Infringement p.557 9.2 Defences to Copyright Infringement (Fair Use/Fair Dealing) p.557 9.3 Exhaustion p.558
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