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The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has announced that as of December 1, 2023, updates to the Practice Notices for trademark opposition proceedings and section 45 (non-use...

INTA’s policy initiatives in North America this year focus on two key issues: the pending SHOP SAFE Act in the United States and reducing a severe examination backlog in Canada.

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) published two new Practice Notices on May 3, 2021, aimed at tackling the impact of its significant and growing backlog of Canadian trademark applications filed under the national, as opposed to the Madrid, system.  Following Canadas June 2019 accession to the Madrid Protocol system for filing trademark applications in multiple jurisdict...

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...