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[2] "Article 5(2)(b) of the protocol" = Article 5(2)(B) of the Madrid Agreement on the International Registration of Marks
[3] "By this notification, the United States Patent and Trademark Office hereby informs the International (Trademark) Bureau": By this notification (letter), the United States Patent and Trademark Office hereby informs the International (Trademark) Bureau;
[4] " the period for notification of a provisional refusal will expire too late for any
provisional refusal..." : a
[5] "based on an opposition to be notified within the 18 month time limit referred to the protocol." : Because (Article 5(2)(B) of the Madrid Agreement on the International Registration of Marks )) Required time limit: Any objection must be notified within 18 months. (Ends/ends)