Changes and Improvements with CIPO’s Trademark Correspondence and Online Database

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has recently embarked on improving its services. The Trademarks Office and Trademarks Opposition Board launched a new online service called the Trademark Document Retrieval Service (TDRS) and will be sending Office correspondence electronically. Previously, the CIPO has sent correspondence by mail that takes weeks before it is received by [...]

By |2023-03-19T15:02:13+00:00March 19th, 2023||0 Comments

How Canadian government fees will be calculated once your trademark is examined?

CIPO currently charges government fees per class: • C$458.00 for the first class (approx. $342), and • C$139.00 for each additional class (approx. $105). However, in the Canadian government fees are calculated differently from other countries even though they are charged per class. What does it mean? For example, let's say you filed an application [...]

By |2024-01-03T19:28:37+00:00May 21st, 2020||0 Comments

What is a power of attorney? When do I need to sign a power of attorney?

A Power of Attorney, POA in short, is a legal document that authorizes an entity to represent or act for another person, usually, in the managing of the person’s property, business or private affairs. The former is called the Attorney or Agent whereas the latter is commonly known as the Principal. In Trademarks, a Power [...]

How often do I have to renew my Canadian trademark?

Trademarks in Canada have to be renewed every 10 years from the registration date. Note: this is different from many other countries, like UK or EU for example, where renewal period is counted from the filing date. Since Canadian trademark registration process is rather long, we can understand why the renewal period is counted from [...]

By |2019-12-25T17:49:45+00:00December 25th, 2019||0 Comments

How does the process work with Trademark Angel? What happens after I buy a trademark package?

There are 3 ways how you can proceed: Book an initial phone call with us. Here is the link for the trademark package Ask for a free preliminary trademark search to get an idea of whether your trademark can be registered. This is a basic search but if your mark is unregistrable, we'll be able [...]

Classification of Goods and Services in a Trademark Application (class headings)

Every trademark application must list the specific goods and services that the trademark will cover. Products belong to classes 1 to 34. Services belong to classes 35 to 45. Products are tangible, you can touch them. Services are intangible. Below is a rough classification (class headings) just to give you an idea of general categories  [...]

What are different types of names? Company name vs business name vs domain name vs trademark?

What is the difference between company name, business name, domain name and brand or trademark? What are different types of company, domain, business or brand names? Let's get the names straight to avoid confusion. Company name: Legal name of the company, either registered federally or in a certain state (or province in Canada). Example: Microsoft Corporation [...]

By |2018-12-01T21:33:45+00:00November 12th, 2018|, , , , , , |0 Comments

Do I need to register a trademark if my business incorporated?

If you simply business incorporate or register a corporate name, it doesn't mean that the government approved for you to use the name as a trademark. If we take a US LLC, as an example, every state has its own laws about business names. You can register your LLC name in Delaware but the business name registration [...]

By |2018-12-01T21:43:36+00:00November 12th, 2018|, , , , , , |0 Comments

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