An opposition proceeding is an administrative process available under the patent and trademark law of many jurisdictions which allows third parties to formally dispute the validity of a pending patent application ("pre-grant opposition"), of a granted patent ("post-grant opposition") or of a trademark.
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Famous quotes containing the words opposition and/or proceeding:
“Commitment, by its nature, frees us from ourselves and, while it stands us in opposition to some, it joins us with others similarly committed. Commitment moves us from the mirror trap of the self absorbed with the self to the freedom of a community of shared values.”
—Michael Lewis (late 20th century)
“The last proceeding of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which are beyond it.... There is nothing so conformable to reason as this disavowal of reason.”
—Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)