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Amendments to Trademark Laws

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Jul 04, 2014 (Newsletter Issue 11/14)
Canada
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Changes to Canadian TM Act Expected


The new draft law (Bill C-31), encompassing the first major reform of the Canadian Trademarks Act in over 60 years, has now received the Royal Assent on 19 June 2014 and will thus become law without any further amendments.

Major changes have been made to the Law that will enable Canada to ratify, amongst other the Madrid Protocol, the Singapore Treaty and the Nice Agreement. Some of the various changes are expected that may negatively impact trademark protection strategies:

- Proof of use will no longer be required to obtain registration in Canada.
- Trademark protection duration will be reduced from 15 years at the moment to 10 years.
- As the Canadian Government implements the Nice classification, it is highly possible that the Canadian Government will base its government fees on each separate class.

For further information, please access the article of our partner Ms Micheline Dessureault from the law firm Joli-Coeur Lacasse Avocats here

Source: Joli-Coeur Lacasse Avocats, Canada