47. Notice of Opposition.- (1) A notice of opposition to the registration of a trade mark under sub-section (1) of section 21 shall be given in triplicate in Form TM-5 within three months or within such further period not exceeding one month in the aggregate from the date the Journal is made available to the public (which date shall be certified by the Registrar as such) The notice shall include a statement of the grounds upon which the opponent objects to the registration. If the registration is opposed on the ground that the trade mark in question resembles marks already on the register, the registration numbers of such trade marks and the dates of the Journals in which they have been advertised shall be set out without fail. (2) Where a notice of opposition has been filed in respect of a single application for the registration of a trade mark, it shall bear the fee in respect of each class in relation to which the opposition is filed in Form TM-5. (3) Where an opposition is filed only for a particular class or classes in respect of a single application made under sub-section (2) of section 18, the application for remaining class or classes shall not proceed to registration until a request in Form TM-53 for division of the application together with the divisional fee is made by the applicant. (4)Where in respect of a single application for the registration of a trade mark, no notice of opposition is filed in a class or classes, the application in respect of such class or classes shall subject to section 19 and sub-section 1 of section 23 proceed to registration after the division of the application in the class or classes in respect of which an opposition is pending. (5) All notices of opposition to the registration of a trade mark for goods or services received in respect of a particular Journal shall be notified in the Journal: Provided that nothing in this sub-rule shall be construed to presume that all remaining trade marks from a particular journal so notified shall automatically proceed to registration. (6) An application for an extension of the period within which a notice of opposition to the registration of a trade mark may be given under sub-section (1) of section 21, shall be made in Form TM-44 accompanied by the fee prescribed in First Schedule before the expiry of the period of three months under sub-section (1) of section 21. (7) A copy of notice of opposition shall be ordinarily served by the Registrar to the applicants within three months of the receipt of the same by the appropriate office. | 