• Changes to Canadian Trademarks – Updated Fees

  In light of the new changes to Canadian trademarks law and practice, effective June 17, 2019, we have made a number of important amendments to our schedule of fees for trademarks. Our new schedule of fees reflects, among...

  18/06/2019

• There be dragons ahead – Canada joins the Patent Law Treaty

  The Patent Law Treaty harmonizes and streamlines procedures before patent offices in member countries. Although Canada signed the PLT on May 21, 2001, its implementation in Canada was delayed until a series of wide-rangi...

  24/05/2019

• CIPO Announces Interruption of Online Services in Advance of Legislation Change Date

  In order to prepare for the coming into force of the sweeping changes to trademarks law and practice on June 17, 2019, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has announced that the following online services wil...

  08/05/2019