Trademarks Practice after Bill C-31 and new Trademark Regulations, all in force on June 17, 2019
By Bill C-31, the Trademarks Act was amended to align Canada’s trademark system with the Singapore Treaty, the Madrid Protocol and the Nice Agreement. The amendments recognize non-traditional trademarks and change the application process, thus allowing applicants to register trademarks without having to provide declarations of the use of the trademarks in Canada. The new Regulations change the rules governing oppositions and cancellation proceedings and set out the rules governing the application of the Madrid Protocol. Plus, all Trademarks Office Practice Notices are now completely rewritten along with new Trademarks Opposition Board Practice Notices.
The 2020 Edition of this trademark law desktop reference for IP practitioners, agents and clerks brings together the full text of the up-to-date Trademarks Act and Regulations, selected provisions of other governing legislation and other practice-related materials. The year in review and introductory commentary, prepared by Sanjukta Tole and Nathan Fan, fully update you on legislative, jurisprudential and practice developments.