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Jan 25, 2017 (Newsletter Issue 2/17)
Canada
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Office Practices of Industrial Design Changed


The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) announced changes to six industrial design office practices.

The changes will improve service to clients, reduce administrative burden, and modernize our practices to align with international norms.

The practice changes are related to:
- applications for protection of computer-generated animated designs
- colour as a registrable feature of an industrial design
- time limits to respond to office actions
- the search to assess the originality of an application where there is a priority claim
- the issuance of notices of possible refusal
- delaying the registration of an application

A fact sheet providing an overview of the changes is also available.

For more information, please click here

Source: www.ic.gc.ca