Before the Registrar of Trade Marks
Opposition [number] to Application [number], Class [class]
Mark: [mark]
Applicant: [legal name]
Opponent: [legal name]
Supporting counterstatement for Form TM-O

1. The applicant received the notice of opposition from the Registrar on [date]. It contests the opposition for the reasons below. The application covers [exact goods/services], was filed on [date] and states [proposed use/accurate use claim]. The applicant's ownership and adoption facts are [actual facts and supported chronology].

2. Reply to paragraph 1 of the opposition: [admit the precise undisputed statement/deny the specified allegation with reasons/state the particular matter outside the applicant's knowledge and require proof]. No wider admission is made than [identify scope, if needed].

3. Reply to paragraph 2: [separate reply to every factual and legal allegation]. The relevant official record shows [accurate details]. Repeat this format for paragraphs [remaining numbers]. Where a paragraph contains several allegations, answer each separately.

4. On the alleged conflict, the marks share [fairly identify similarities]. Their relevant differences are [facts]. The applicant submits that [specific analysis of marks as a whole, important features, goods/services, purchasers and likely confusion]. Different class numbers or additional artwork alone are not relied upon.

5. On the opponent's claimed [prior use/goodwill/well-known status/bad faith allegation], the applicant's position is [specific admission or dispute and reasons]. The applicant does not deny a fact it knows to be correct. [OPTIONAL—omit unless supported:] The applicant relies upon [actual consent/honest concurrent use/other lawful basis], particulars of which are [facts].

6. The applicant requests dismissal of the opposition and continuation of the application toward registration, with appropriate costs if awarded by the Registrar.

Verification: I, [name and capacity], verify paragraphs [numbers] from personal knowledge and paragraphs [numbers] from [identified records/information believed true]. Verified at [place] on [date].
[Signature and address for service]