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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 underway in Canada with respect to the applicant's trademark in association with the goods or services ...

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 request expedited examination. This IP Update summarizes the new initiatives and provides guidance on how...

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 challenge pending applications and registrations. Additionally, the Modernization Act will likely...

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 Office's issue of new limits on extensions of time for responding to an Office Action, as well as the availability of expedited examinat...

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...