On July 30, 2019, Canada acceded to the Patent Law Treaty. This accession marks the near completion of a long and ambitious journey by Canada to modernize its patent, trademark and industrial design laws and to harmonize...more
8/13/2019
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Hague Convention ,
Industrial Design ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Harmonization ,
Madrid Protocol ,
Modernization ,
Nice Classification ,
Patent Act ,
Patent Law Treaty ,
Patents ,
Singapore Treaty ,
Trademarks ,
Trademarks Act
On June 27, 2018 the Government of Canada published the new Industrial Design Regulations in the Canada Gazette and set November 5, 2018 as the date on which amendments to the Industrial Design Act and Regulations will come...more
As previously reported, Canada’s trademark law will be significantly overhauled. The most recent forecast from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) suggests that the new law will come into force by early 2019....more