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The new year is about to ring in, and with it, new fees are
expected at the Canadian and U.S. Trademarks Office.
Starting January 1, 2021, the Canadian Intellectual Property
Office (CIPO) will be raising fees by 2% annually for certain
services. These fee increases are associated with filing
new trademark applications and applications to extend the statement
of goods/services of registered trademarks, issuing
new registrations (applies only to applications filed before
June 17, 2019) and renewals, requesting issuance of summary non-use section 45 cancellation notices and filing a statement of