Bereskin & Parr LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 6 Nov 2020
BREXIT is near and the clones are coming! As of January 1, 2021, trademarks registered at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (“EUIPO”)…
Bereskin & Parr LLP | Canada | 20 Jan 2020
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has changed its practice with respect to extensions of time to respond to an examiner’s report…
Bereskin & Parr LLP | Canada | 14 Aug 2019
Major amendments were implemented to Canada's Trademarks Act on June 17, 2019 that impact everything from filing and oppositions to registration…
Bereskin & Parr LLP | Canada | 7 May 2019
Long-awaited and much discussed amendments to Canada’s Trademarks Act will come into effect on June 17, 2019 (the “coming into force date”, or “CIF”)…
Bereskin & Parr LLP | Canada | 18 Apr 2019
As of June 17, 2019, Canada will formally become a member of the Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning International Registration of…
Bereskin & Parr LLP | Canada | 17 Aug 2017
The most recent estimate for implementation of the amendments to the Trademarks Act (also known as the coming into force, or CIF date) is early 2019…
Bereskin & Parr LLP | Canada, European Union | 11 Mar 2016
On March 23, 2016, a new European Trademark Regulation will come into force. Along with a change of name of the Office for Harmonisation in the...
Bereskin & Parr LLP | Canada | 7 Oct 2015
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has just announced that applicants can voluntarily include Nice Classification of Goods and services…
Bereskin & Parr LLP | Canada | 2 Oct 2014
On October 1st, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office ("CIPO") published a Discussion Document entitled Proposed Amendments to the Trade-marks…
Bereskin & Parr LLP | Canada | 26 Apr 2012
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has proposed amendments to the Trade-marks Regulations (Regulations) that would introduce significant procedural changes to trademark law in Canada, including the following.