On January 29, 2025, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) announced that the long-awaited amendments to the Trademarks Regulations (SOR/2018-227) and new practice notices implementing cost awards, confidentiality...more
2/13/2025
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Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) ,
Case Management ,
Final Rules ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Popular ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks
On June 26, 2024, the Province of Québec released the long-awaited final amendments to the Regulation respecting the language of commerce and business (Regulation), which amend multiple French-language requirements, including...more
7/1/2024
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Brand ,
Canada ,
Exceptions ,
Final Rules ,
Foreign Language ,
Generic Marks ,
Grace Period ,
Product Packaging ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) implemented significantly reduced deadlines and more limited extensions of time in trademark opposition and section 45 proceedings. These changes, effective December 1, 2023,...more
On May 13, 2021, the Québec government introduced Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec (the Bill), proposing significant amendments to Québec’s Charter of the French Language (the...more
11/14/2023
/ Brand ,
Canada ,
Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) ,
Descriptive Trademarks ,
Employment Contract ,
French Language Requirements ,
Job Ads ,
Printed Publications ,
Product Packaging ,
Signs ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks
Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, proposes new legislation that will significantly impact the Canadian privacy law landscape. The omnibus bill – which is a second reiteration of the former Bill C-11 (which...more
7/26/2023
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Consent ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Minors ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Right to Delete
On June 28, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) announced significant changes to its fee structure. Beginning January 1, 2024, CIPO will impose a 25% fee increase to most official fees related to patent,...more