15 November 2011

Question. When can an objection be filed?

Answer. The formal objections period will start approximately 2 weeks after the close of the application window, at the time of the posting of the list of applied-for strings. The objection filing period will last for approximately 7 months, closing approximately 2 weeks after the end of initial evaluation.

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