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Québec French Language Law Reform: Upcoming Changes for Businesses

Following a well-publicized debate, on May 24, 2022, the National Assembly of Québec finally passed the Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec (Bill 96), a major reform of the 1977 Charter of the French Language (the Charter, also known as Bill 101). The Charter sets out language requirements for product packaging, … Continue reading

Protecting goodwill: When in doubt, be kind!

By Catherine Daigle (CA) and Fortunat Nadima Nadima on October 9, 2020 Posted in General, Trademark

For many people the word “BOSS” on a piece of clothing evokes the German luxury fashion house Hugo Boss. (Employers usually don’t need to affix a BOSS mark on their clothes to signal their position.) Yet for some, especially in Merseyside in the northwest of England, “BOSS” is also just a slang term used to … Continue reading

UPDATE: Canadian Intellectual Property Office further extends all deadlines to May 1st

By Catherine Daigle (CA) on March 29, 2020 Posted in Copyright, General, Trademark

In response to the continuing disruption caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has announced on March 27, 2020 a further extension for filing deadlines – all deadlines ending in the month of April 2020 will automatically be extended to May 1, 2020. Parties in proceedings before the Trademarks Opposition Board should … Continue reading

UPDATE ON COVID-19 : CIPO announces extensions in wake of outbreak in Canada

By Mihaela Dumitrean and Catherine Daigle (CA) on March 21, 2020 Posted in Copyright, General, Patents, Trademark

Given the many challenges faced by all businesses in dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has advised that it will relax filing deadlines for the remainder of March 2020. This decision was first announced on March 16, 2020 and further updated yesterday, March 19, 2020. What you need to know All … Continue reading

Final countdown: the date is set for implementing significant changes to Canadian trademark law

By Catherine Daigle (CA) and Karen MacDonald (CA) on November 15, 2018 Posted in General

The Canadian government has set down June 17, 2019 as the date when the most significant changes to Canada’s trademark law in over 50 years will finally be implemented.… Continue reading

Getting Ready for Change – Nice Classification Comes to Canada

By Catherine Daigle (CA) on November 7, 2017 Posted in Trademark

In anticipation of the upcoming changes to the Trade-marks Act (the “Act”), now scheduled to take place in 2019, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) is inviting owners of registered trademarks that are due for renewals as of January 2018 to voluntarily categorize the goods and services covered by their registration based on the Nice Classification … Continue reading

Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP hosts CIPO Consultations on Trademark Regulations

By Catherine Daigle (CA) on July 25, 2017 Posted in Trademark

From June 19 to July 21, 2017, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) held public consultations on proposed amendments to the Trademark Regulations. The amendments, part of the modernization of Canada’s intellectual property framework, follow from changes made to the Trademarks Act to comply with the requirements of the Madrid Protocol, Singapore Treaty, and Nice … Continue reading