(1) A notice of intention to defend must be filed within one month from the day the applicant is given a copy of the statement of grounds and particulars.
(2) The Registrar must give the opponent a copy of the notice.
(3) If the applicant does not file the notice of intention to defend within the period mentioned in subregulation (1) or that period as extended , the Registrar may decide to:
(a) take the opposition to have succeeded; and
(b) refuse to cease protection of the protected international trade mark.
(4) The Registrar must notify the parties of the Registrar's
decision.