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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On May 3, 2021, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) announced that it will begin accepting requests for expedited examination of trademark applications along with other new measures to reduce delays in examination. This measure has been put in place by CIPO in light of the current examination wait times. Expedited examination can be requested if: A court action is expected or und...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On Monday, May 3, 2021, the Canadian Trademarks Office published two new Practice Notices with respect to Requests for expedited examination and Measures to improve timeliness in examination intended to improve delays in the processing of trademark applications. With the time between filing and examination currently surpassing 30 months, applicants will largely welcome the news of the initiatives, particularly the new ability to reque...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Near the end of 2020, the US passed a $900 billion COVID-19 stimulus bill, which received global news coverage. What received less news coverage was the IP provisions tucked in the 5,593-page bill. The bill includes the Trademark Modernization Act (2020), which was signed into law on 27 December 2020 and will come into force by 27 December 2021. The Modernization Act provides new procedures ...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. There were several notable trademark cases in Canada in 2020, including those addressing comparative advertising, depreciation of goodwill, brand parody, trademark use in the absence of a brick-and-mortar location, and potential claims by exclusive distributors against importers of grey market goods. Additionally, major developments involve the Trademark Offices issue of new limits on extensi...

The extensive amendments to the Patent Act and Patent Rules that came into force on October 30, 2019 have complicated the practice for responding to an Office Action (i.e. an...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has issued a Practice Notice to allow expedited examination of certain trademark applications. To ensure Canadians have timely access to COVID-19 related products and services, effective 14 December 2020,  CIPO began accepting requests for expedited examination of trademark applications associated with medical goods or services related to COVI...

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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On December 14, 2020, and effective immediately, CIPO announced a pilot initiative to accept requests for expedited examination of trademark applications listing at least one of the following goods or services related to COVID-19: pharmaceuticals, medical devices (such as diagnostic tests, ventilators), or medical protective equipment (such as sanitary masks for protection against viral infec...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: This week, for the first time in more than a decade, the Canadian Trademarks Office announced that it will grant requests for expedited examination of trademark applications. However, expedited examination will be limited to applications where the goods or services are for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19. This is a notable change in practice, since there is currently a significant backlog facing trademark applications in Canad...