Fumbling Towards Accession: Canadian government proposes massive trademark law overhaul
Canadian government proposes massive trade-mark law overhaul in preparation for Madrid Protocol, Nice Agreement and Singapore Treaty
Canadian Government Tables 5 IP Treaties in the House of Commons
Canadian government tabled five intellectual law treaties (Madrid Protocol, Singapore Treaty, Nice Agreement, Hague Convention and Patent Law Treaty)
Amendments to Trademarks Act Re-introduced in Parliament
Canadian government introduced Bill C-8: An Act to Amend the Copyright Act and the Trade-marks Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, aka the Combating Counterfeit Products Act
Significant Amendments to Canada’s Trade-marks Act Closer To Reality
Canada’s federal Government introduced Bill C-56 on March 1, 2013 – the Combating Counterfeit Products Act. The primary focus of this Bill is to improve the ability ... Continued
In Honour of Black Friday – Big Brand Retailers Fight Quebec Language Law
CBC reports that a group of well-known retailers, including WALMART, COSTCO and BESTBUY, are taking the Quebec Government’s French language watchdog to Court over its recent ... Continued
CIPO Approves New Wares and Services Descriptions
CIPO announced approval of over 500 new or changed wares (goods) and services descriptions in its online Wares and Services Manual
CIPO Wares and Services Manual Contracts Again
CIPO announced discovery that a number of the entries it added to the Wares and Services Manual as a result of Canada’s participation in the drade-mark identification harmonization project
Bigger! Better! Wares and Services Manual Expands
CIPO has approved and activiated more than 12,000 new entries in the Wares and Services Manual
When Prior Use is not Prior Use
In an update to an earlier post, the Supreme Court of Canada has recently granted leave to appeal in the case of Masterpiece Inc. v. Alavida ... Continued
Books Titles Unregistrable as Trademarks in Canada
Federal Court decision suggeste that book titles are prima facie not properly registrable trade-marks in Canada
Consultation by CIPO on Madrid and Singapore Treaties
CIPO recently launched a new consulation on possible Canadian accession to Madrid Protocol and Singapore Treaty
Limiting Extensions of Time in Examination
Further to an earlier post, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) has announced a change in practice with respect to the granting of extensions of ... Continued