Canada's Trademark Laws with Significant Changes

Canada will be making the most significant changes to their TM law i nearly 50 years.


Some of the key changes to Canada’s trademark law and their impact include the following:

• Trademark applications will be simplified
• The definition of a trademark will be greatly expanded
• It will finally be possible to divide applications in Canada, which will be of strategic assistance during prosecution and in some oppositions.
• A Declaration of Use will no longer be required. 
• The term of registration will be reduced from 15 to 10 years.
• Canada will become a member of the Madrid Protocol.
• Third party correspondence (i.e, Letters of Protest) will be permitted during prosecution. 
• The government registration fee will be eliminated.

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