CIPO's Proposal to Amend the Trade-marks Act

CIPO is holding a consultation on a proposal to amend the Trade-marks Act with a deadline of March 15, 2010.

The Trade-mark Legislation Committee, the JLC Trade-marks and the International Trade-mark Issues Committee are working on IPIC’s submission. While you can always write directly to CIPO, if you would like to send a comment for consideration by the IPIC committees, please write to consultations@ipic.ca by February 7, 2010. You can provide responses to the questions raised in CIPO’s consultation paper and/or suggest other issues that should be addressed in amendments to the Trade-marks Act.

Background information:

IPIC background document on Signapore Treaty (please note that this is not IPIC's submission)

Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks - WIPO

Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks - WIPO

Link to CIPO Consultation Page

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