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( Disponible en anglais seulement ) The Countdown to June 17, 2019 is On: Act Now to Protect Your Trademark Portfolio and Save Money before Canada’s New Trademark Regime Takes Effect On June 17, 2019, the long-awaited changes to Canada’s trademark regime will take effect. The key changes were highlighted in our previous IP alerts published November 22, 2018, June 22, 2017, October 26, 2015 and June 23, 2014. In light of these... Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Change on the Horizon: Significant Amendments to Canada’s Trademark Laws Take Effect on June 17, 2019: What Charities and Not-for-Profits Can Do Now to Prepare First tabled in 2014, Canada’s trademark regime changes are finally set to take effect on June 17, 2019. The trademark regime changes represent the most significant changes to Canada’s trademark laws (in both substance and procedure) since 1954 and are... Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) The Date is Set – Canada’s New Trademark Laws Take Effect on June 17, 2019: What You Can Do Now to Prepare By Order In Council Number 2018-1329 issued by the Canadian Privy Council Office, Canada’s long-awaited trademark regime changes are now set to take effect on June 17, 2019. The trademark regime changes represent the most significant changes to Canada’s trademark... Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Canada’s Proposed New Trademark Regulations Released for Comment On June 19, 2017, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) released its draft Regulations under Canada’s new Trademarks Act, which received Royal Assent in 2014, but is not yet in force. Read the draft Trademark Regulations. The draft Regulations are... Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Draft Regulations Relating to Signage in Quebec and French Language On May 4, 2016, the Quebec government followed through on its plan to amend the Charter of the French Language (the “Charter”), publishing draft regulations which require the sufficient presence of French when a trademark in a language other than... Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Draft Regulations Relating to Signage in Quebec and French Language On May 4, 2016, the Quebec government followed through on its plan to amend the Charter of the French Language (the “Charter”), publishing draft regulations which require the sufficient presence of French when a trademark in a language other than... Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) “Official Mark” Protection for School Boards School boards in Ontario are facing new pressures as a result of declining enrolment and decreases in funding, competition for students from private speciality schools and scrutiny by much more informed and sophisticated local communities. In response to these pressures,... Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Significant Changes to Canada’s Trademark Regime: What you Need to Know The Canadian government has made changes that will impact almost every aspect of trademark practice in Canada. These changes are contained in two pieces of legislation, Bill C-31 and the Combatting Counterfeit Products Act. The changes make it important to... Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Catherine Dennis Books authors Canadian chapter of trademarks guide International Comparative Legal Guide to Trade Marks Catherine Dennis Brooks, a partner in Miller Thomson’s Intellectual Property Group, has authored the Canadian Chapter in the 2015 edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to Trade Marks, published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London. Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) The International Comparative Legal Guide to Intellectual Property Global Legal Group Ltd. Chapter on Canada in the 4th edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to Intellectual Property. Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Registered Trademarks on Signage in the Province of Quebec International Trademark Association Bulletin Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Federal Court of Canada Rules on Availability of Trademark and Copyright Protection for Metatags International Trademark Association Bulletin Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Intellectual Property Forum: Current Developments – Canada Journal of The Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc. Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Canadian Trademark Act Regulations Published for Consultation International Trademark Association Bulletin Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Royal Assent to Changes in the Canadian Trademarks Act has Significant Implications for Brand Owners Bill C-31, which will, among other things, implement significant changes to the Canadian trademarks regime, received Royal Assent on June 19, 2014. The date on which the Bill, Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1, will be proclaimed in force... Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The Proposed Amendments to the Trade-Marks Act The Canadian government introduced Bill C-31 on March 28, 2014. Bill C-31 is part of an omnibus budget bill, the Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1, which affects more than forty pieces of legislation and includes the most significant... Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Federal Court of Canada Upholds Decision Refusing FLIP-TOP Application for Lack of Distinctively International Trademark Association Bulletin Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) MGM Shows Lion-like Persistence in Protecting Roar International Trademark Association Bulletin Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) No-name Package Causes Confusion in the Dark International Trademark Association Bulletin Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Read It and Weep!: Is Restaurant Calorie Disclosure an Effective Behaviour Modification Tool? Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Lion’s Roar Caged! Certain Sounds Can Now Be Trade-marked Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) .XXX Domain Opt-Out Period Ends Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Trade-mark Confusion Analysis and First-to-Use v. First-to-File Clarified by SCC Plus

The Countdown to June 17, 2019 is On: Act Now to Protect Your Trademark Portfolio and Save Money before Canada’s New Trademark Regime Takes Effect

Change on the Horizon: Significant Amendments to Canada’s Trademark Laws Take Effect on June 17, 2019: What Charities and Not-for-Profits Can Do Now to Prepare

The Date is Set – Canada’s New Trademark Laws Take Effect on June 17, 2019: What You Can Do Now to Prepare

Canada’s Proposed New Trademark Regulations Released for Comment

Draft Regulations Relating to Signage in Quebec and French Language

Draft Regulations Relating to Signage in Quebec and French Language

“Official Mark” Protection for School Boards

Significant Changes to Canada’s Trademark Regime: What you Need to Know

Catherine Dennis Books authors Canadian chapter of trademarks guide

The International Comparative Legal Guide to Intellectual Property

Registered Trademarks on Signage in the Province of Quebec

Federal Court of Canada Rules on Availability of Trademark and Copyright Protection for Metatags

Intellectual Property Forum: Current Developments – Canada

Canadian Trademark Act Regulations Published for Consultation

Royal Assent to Changes in the Canadian Trademarks Act has Significant Implications for Brand Owners

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The Proposed Amendments to the Trade-Marks Act

Federal Court of Canada Upholds Decision Refusing FLIP-TOP Application for Lack of Distinctively

MGM Shows Lion-like Persistence in Protecting Roar

No-name Package Causes Confusion in the Dark

Read It and Weep!: Is Restaurant Calorie Disclosure an Effective Behaviour Modification Tool?

Lion’s Roar Caged! Certain Sounds Can Now Be Trade-marked

.XXX Domain Opt-Out Period Ends

Trade-mark Confusion Analysis and First-to-Use v. First-to-File Clarified by SCC