{"id":2252,"date":"2017-08-15T13:57:15","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T17:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/en\/?p=2252"},"modified":"2017-08-15T13:57:48","modified_gmt":"2017-08-15T17:57:48","slug":"upcoming-changes-to-the-trade-marks-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiegelryan.com\/en\/2017\/08\/15\/upcoming-changes-to-the-trade-marks-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming changes to the Trade-marks Act"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you have not yet applied for registration of your trade-mark, do not waste any time, file it as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

If all goes as planned by the Federal Government, Canada will soon be a member of the Madrid Protocol, an international treaty whereby an applicant can seek registration of a trade-mark in any of the countries that are members of the Madrid Protocol by filing one application. Membership will result in changes to the Trade-marks Act<\/em> (the \u201cAct\u201d) and the Trade-mark Regulations<\/em> (the \u201cRegulations\u201d), which should be finalized some time next year.<\/p>\n

The principal changes to the Act and the Regulations are as follows:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Applications fees will be charged per Class of goods\/services (currently one application fee, regardless of the number of Classes in question).<\/li>\n
  2. No Declaration of Use will be required (currently the mark must be in use in order to obtain registration).<\/li>\n
  3. Registration will be for 10 years (currently 15 years).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    As a result of these changes, not only will the cost of obtaining registration of a mark increase, since the use requirement will no longer apply, anyone will be able to apply for and obtain registration of a mark. Trade-mark owners will therefore be required to be more vigilant in monitoring their marks and opposing any new application that infringes on their mark.<\/p>\n

    The cost to monitor your mark and oppose any third party application is far greater than the cost of obtaining registration or your mark.<\/p>\n

    All the more reason to apply for registration of your mark now, before the changes become official.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    If you have not yet applied for registration of your trade-mark, do not waste any time, file it as soon as possible. If all goes as planned by the Federal Government, Canada will soon be a member of the Madrid Protocol, an international treaty whereby an applicant can seek registration of a trade-mark in any […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-intellectual-property","category-litige"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nUpcoming changes to the Trade-marks Act - Spiegel Ryan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/en\/2017\/08\/15\/upcoming-changes-to-the-trade-marks-act\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Upcoming changes to the Trade-marks Act - Spiegel Ryan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you have not yet applied for registration of your trade-mark, do not waste any time, file it as soon as possible. If all goes as planned by the Federal Government, Canada will soon be a member of the Madrid Protocol, an international treaty whereby an applicant can seek registration of a trade-mark in any […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/en\/2017\/08\/15\/upcoming-changes-to-the-trade-marks-act\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Spiegel Ryan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/spiegelsohmer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-08-15T17:57:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-08-15T17:57:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/spiegelryan.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Spiegel-Ryan-sitweb.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Spiegel Admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@SpiegelSohmerI\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Spiegel Admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/en\/2017\/08\/15\/upcoming-changes-to-the-trade-marks-act\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/en\/2017\/08\/15\/upcoming-changes-to-the-trade-marks-act\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Spiegel Admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/#\/schema\/person\/9a334da616569a04f72c6395abc761e2\"},\"headline\":\"Upcoming changes to the Trade-marks Act\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-08-15T17:57:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-08-15T17:57:48+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/en\/2017\/08\/15\/upcoming-changes-to-the-trade-marks-act\/\"},\"wordCount\":264,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Intellectual Property\",\"Litige\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/en\/2017\/08\/15\/upcoming-changes-to-the-trade-marks-act\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/en\/2017\/08\/15\/upcoming-changes-to-the-trade-marks-act\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/en\/2017\/08\/15\/upcoming-changes-to-the-trade-marks-act\/\",\"name\":\"Upcoming changes to the Trade-marks Act - Spiegel Ryan\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-08-15T17:57:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-08-15T17:57:48+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/en\/2017\/08\/15\/upcoming-changes-to-the-trade-marks-act\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/en\/2017\/08\/15\/upcoming-changes-to-the-trade-marks-act\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/en\/2017\/08\/15\/upcoming-changes-to-the-trade-marks-act\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Accueil\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/spiegelryan.com\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Upcoming changes to the Trade-marks Act\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/\",\"name\":\"Spiegel Ryan\",\"description\":\"Just another WordPress site\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Spiegel Ryan\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/spiegelryan.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Spiegel-Ryan-sitweb.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/spiegelryan.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Spiegel-Ryan-sitweb.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":675,\"caption\":\"Spiegel Ryan\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/#\/schema\/person\/9a334da616569a04f72c6395abc761e2\",\"name\":\"Spiegel Admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f732db0c9f3af19449272f9fb3fc1380e56bac7ce23b32e8db385dce81f758d6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f732db0c9f3af19449272f9fb3fc1380e56bac7ce23b32e8db385dce81f758d6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Spiegel Admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/spiegelsohmer\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpiegelSohmerI\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/spiegelryan.com\/en\/author\/spiegel_admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Upcoming changes to the Trade-marks Act - Spiegel Ryan","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/en\/2017\/08\/15\/upcoming-changes-to-the-trade-marks-act\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Upcoming changes to the Trade-marks Act - Spiegel Ryan","og_description":"If you have not yet applied for registration of your trade-mark, do not waste any time, file it as soon as possible. If all goes as planned by the Federal Government, Canada will soon be a member of the Madrid Protocol, an international treaty whereby an applicant can seek registration of a trade-mark in any […]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/en\/2017\/08\/15\/upcoming-changes-to-the-trade-marks-act\/","og_site_name":"Spiegel Ryan","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/spiegelsohmer","article_published_time":"2017-08-15T17:57:15+00:00","article_modified_time":"2017-08-15T17:57:48+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":675,"url":"https:\/\/spiegelryan.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Spiegel-Ryan-sitweb.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Spiegel Admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@SpiegelSohmerI","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Spiegel Admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/en\/2017\/08\/15\/upcoming-changes-to-the-trade-marks-act\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/en\/2017\/08\/15\/upcoming-changes-to-the-trade-marks-act\/"},"author":{"name":"Spiegel Admin","@id":"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/#\/schema\/person\/9a334da616569a04f72c6395abc761e2"},"headline":"Upcoming changes to the Trade-marks Act","datePublished":"2017-08-15T17:57:15+00:00","dateModified":"2017-08-15T17:57:48+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/en\/2017\/08\/15\/upcoming-changes-to-the-trade-marks-act\/"},"wordCount":264,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Intellectual Property","Litige"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/en\/2017\/08\/15\/upcoming-changes-to-the-trade-marks-act\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/en\/2017\/08\/15\/upcoming-changes-to-the-trade-marks-act\/","url":"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/en\/2017\/08\/15\/upcoming-changes-to-the-trade-marks-act\/","name":"Upcoming changes to the Trade-marks Act - Spiegel Ryan","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-08-15T17:57:15+00:00","dateModified":"2017-08-15T17:57:48+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/en\/2017\/08\/15\/upcoming-changes-to-the-trade-marks-act\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/en\/2017\/08\/15\/upcoming-changes-to-the-trade-marks-act\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/en\/2017\/08\/15\/upcoming-changes-to-the-trade-marks-act\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Accueil","item":"https:\/\/spiegelryan.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Upcoming changes to the Trade-marks Act"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/","name":"Spiegel Ryan","description":"Just another WordPress site","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/#organization","name":"Spiegel Ryan","url":"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/spiegelryan.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Spiegel-Ryan-sitweb.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/spiegelryan.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Spiegel-Ryan-sitweb.jpg","width":1200,"height":675,"caption":"Spiegel Ryan"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/#\/schema\/person\/9a334da616569a04f72c6395abc761e2","name":"Spiegel Admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f732db0c9f3af19449272f9fb3fc1380e56bac7ce23b32e8db385dce81f758d6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f732db0c9f3af19449272f9fb3fc1380e56bac7ce23b32e8db385dce81f758d6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Spiegel Admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/spiegelsohmer","https:\/\/x.com\/SpiegelSohmerI"],"url":"https:\/\/spiegelryan.com\/en\/author\/spiegel_admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spiegelryan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spiegelryan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spiegelryan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spiegelryan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spiegelryan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2252"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/spiegelryan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2254,"href":"https:\/\/spiegelryan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2252\/revisions\/2254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spiegelryan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spiegelryan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spiegelryan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}