A little over a year has passed since Canada overhauled its trademark legislation and acceded to the Madrid Protocol, making it easier than ever to protect trademark rights in Canada.
In this IP Update, we explore some of...more
8/26/2020
/ Canada ,
Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) ,
CETA ,
Corporate Branding ,
Designated Agent ,
International Trademark Protection ,
Madrid Protocol ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademarks ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
WIPO
Prior to January 17, 2020, extensions of time were readily available during Canadian trademark prosecution. A single six-month extension could be secured without providing any substantive reasons. Further six-month...more
1/21/2020
/ Administrative Procedure ,
Administrative Proceedings ,
Canada ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Exceptional Case ,
Time Extensions ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademark Cancellation ,
Trademark Examination ,
Trademark Office ,
Trademark Opposition Proceedings ,
Trademarks
There were many interesting trademark cases coming out of 2018, a few of which are discussed below.
The scope of Canada’s anti-dilution remedy (section 22 of the Trademarks Act) is not limited to a defendant’s use of a...more
2/2/2019
/ Abandonment ,
Anti-Dilution Terms ,
Appeals ,
Brick-and-Mortar Stores ,
Canada ,
Comparative Advertising ,
Competition Act ,
Descriptive Trademarks ,
Hilton ,
Hotels ,
Inherently Distinctive ,
Leave to Appeal ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Mootness ,
Retail Sales ,
Reversal ,
Services ,
Trademark Act ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademark Cancellation ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
Use in Commerce