Partner at Legends Law Group -- trademarks, copyrights, and opinions
I’ve written before about the massive changes coming to the Canadian trade-mark system. These changes include the use of the Nice classification system (which virtually all other countries use); joining the Madrid Protocol to facilitate registration of trade-marks from owners outside of Canada; and changing the requirements that a declaration of use be filed in […]
Canada is in the midst of a massive update to its trademark laws. Here are three key changes: Canada is starting to use the Nice Classification system for goods and services. Currently, a Canadian trademark application lists all wares (goods) and services in a single, sometimes lengthy listing. Soon these will be divided into “classes”, as happens […]