Trademarks: Goods & Services Statement When you apply for trademark registration, in addition to identifying your trademark, you need to…
Trademarks: NICE classification The NICE classification is a system for classifying goods and services that is used when applying for…
Trademark Examiner Reports: Common Objections The objections raised by a Trademark Examiner generally fall into one or more of the…
Trademarks: Descriptiveness Objection One potential objection an Examiner may raise in an Examiner Report is that the applied for trademark…
Trademark Examiner Reports: FAQs What is a Trademark Examiner Report? After a trademark application is filed in Canada, the application…
Trademark Search There are many expenses when starting a new business, and many people think that a Trademark Search is…
Geographic Names as Trademarks Many businesses choose trademarks containing geographic names (e.g. city, neighbourhood, street) as it helps attract consumers…
Under the new Trademarks Act which came into effect June 17, 2019, Trademark Examiners will now assess a trademark as…
Over 60,000 trademark applications were filed in Canada in 2018. Is your brand one of them? Trademark Registration vs. Other…
An objection to a trademark as being primarily merely a name (Section 12(1)(a) of the Trademarks Act) or as being…