Before the Registrar of Trade Marks
Opposition [number] to Application [number], Class [class]
Opponent: [name]; Applicant: [name]
Affidavit in support of opposition under Rule 45

I, [full name], aged [age], of [address], [capacity], solemnly affirm:

1. I am [relationship to opponent] and am authorised by [authority and date]. I know the matters stated from [personal involvement and identified business records]. A copy of the relevant authority is Exhibit [reference]. Where information comes from records, its source is identified below.

2. The opponent's pleaded mark is [mark] for [goods/services]. Its adoption, ownership and use chronology is [supported facts]. Exhibit [reference] contains [registration/assignment/other record], establishing [precise fact]. An application record is not described as a registration certificate.

3. Use at the relevant time is shown by Exhibits [references], consisting of [dated invoices, packaging, catalogues or advertisements]. The mark appears at [identify where]. These documents concern [goods/services], during [dates], in [territory]. The earliest use proved by the filed records is [date]; any earlier claimed date is explained by [actual evidence].

4. [OPTIONAL—omit unless supported:] Sales and promotional expenditure for [periods] were [figures and basis]. Exhibit [reference] provides the records supporting them. Documents created after [relevant date] are identified separately and relied on only for [limited explanation of continuity or other proper purpose].

5. In answer to counterstatement paragraph [number], the fact stated is [specific response], supported by Exhibit [reference]. Repeat only for disputed matters supported by evidence. The comparison with the applicant's mark is [observed facts], while legal submissions will be addressed separately.

6. The exhibits are [original records/true copies identified by source]. The opponent relies on this affidavit and the indexed exhibits for the opposition as pleaded.

Verification: Paragraphs [numbers] are true to my knowledge; paragraphs [numbers] are based on [identified records/information] believed true. Verified at [place] on [date].
[Deponent’s signature; lawful oath/attestation details]
Filed by: [name and address of filer]
Filed on behalf of: [applicant/opponent legal name]