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Jun 13, 2019
Christopher Heer, Toba Cooper, Daryna Kutsyna, Heer Law, Canada
First published at www.heerlaw.com

Amendments to the Trade-marks Act Will Come into Force ...


Christopher Heer, Toba Cooper, Daryna Kutsyna, Heer Law, Canada, First published at www.heerlaw.comIn 2014, the Canadian government proposed amendments to the Trade-marks Act. Through Bill C-31, The Economic Action Plan Act 2014, No. 1, and 2016's Bill C-30 aiming to implement Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA), the Trade-marks Act will undergo substantial changes due to take effect this year. In preparation for the coming into force of the new legislation, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office released draft Trade-marks Regulations for consultation and review. The finalized regulations were published in the Canada Gazette on November 14, 2018 and with them, an announcement of the upcoming June 17, 2019 coming into force date for the amendments.
These changes will have a significant impact on the Canadian trademarks system as we know it. If your business currently owns a registered trademark, or is planning to register one soon, it is vital to learn the effect of these changes.
The revised Trade-marks Act and Trade-marks Regulations align Canadian trademark law with that of Canada's major international trading partners including the United States and the  read more