Updates to Industrial Design Act and Rules On November 5, 2018, Canada acceded to the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (Hague System) and implemented changes to significantly modernize Canada's industrial design regime. The Hague System provides a mechanism for acquiring, maintaining and managing design rights in multiple countries through a [...]
New Trademark System in Canada CIPO issued a notice on November 14th confirming that the new Act and Rules changing the trademark system in Canada will come into force on June 17, 2019. The biggest change is the elimination of the declaration of use requirement to secure a registration for an intent to use [...]
New Trademark System in Canada As many of you are aware, a new trademark system is going to come into force in Canada wherein, among other major changes, use of the mark in Canada or a declaration of use for a trademark based on intent to use in Canada will not be required for pending applications [...]
Updates to Industrial Design Act and Rules Similar to the trademarks updates, the Canadian government has been working on updates to the Industrial Design Act and Rules. These updates are also expected to be implemented sometime in 2019 and the exact date of implementation is unknown. More details will follow.
Updates to Patent Act and Rules Similar to the trademarks updates, the Canadian government has been working on updates to the Patent Act and Rules. These updates are also expected to be implemented sometime in 2019 and the exact date of implementation is unknown. More details will follow.
