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The Canadian Trademarks Office (TMO) has taken several steps to reduce the backlog of trademark applications awaiting examination that now exceeds 39 months for national applications.

Overview of recent activity relating to patents, trade marks, designs and copyright.

It is important to set up a Mexican company. Though not expressly mandated by law, when you look at the cannabis permits/licenses application…

The United Arab Emirates has issued the new trademarks law, namely the ‘Federal Decree-Law No. 36/2021 on Trademark'.

A mark can only be protected in connection with the goods or services applied for. Therefore, it is of great importance that you register your trademarks in all classes in which you intend to use them.

Rwanda has made major socioeconomic progress in the last 20 years, with a $1.2 billion investment into energy production and a rapidly growing population attracting the attention of foreign investors. A deep dive into the existing trademark regime shows why the country is one to watch.

In this month’s briefing, we look at how entities engaged in doing business in mainland Tanzania can protect their trade and service marks…

Large corporations, small and medium-sized enterprises and even single individual businesses all recognise the value of trademarks.

Major amendments to the Trademarks Act were passed in 2014, partially to facilitate implementation of the Nice Agreement, the Singapore Treaty and the Madrid Protocol. Most notable among these amendments is the elimination of use as a registration requirement. The amendments received royal assent, but have not yet been implemented. The latest projections suggest that implementation could take place in 2019.

The introduction of partial non-use cancellation actions in Mexico was welcome, but will they have the intended impact, asks Vanessa Rondeau of Uhthoff, Gómez Vega & Uhthoff.