Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Notification of laws and regulations under article 63.2 of the TRIPS Agreement - Canada : Canadian Trade-marks Act

NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT

Canada: Canadian Trade-marks Act

Notifying Member

Canada

 

Details of the notified legal text

 

Title

Canadian Trade-marks Act

Subject matter

Trademarks

Nature of notification

[X]     Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation

[  ]     Other law or regulation

Link to legal text

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/IP/CAN/18_2975_00_e.pdf

Notification status

[  ]     First notification

[  ]     Amendment or revision to notified legal text

[X]     Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)

Previous notification(s) referred to

IP/N/1/CAN/G/1 (Bill C-30 amending the Trademarks Act)

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IP/N/1/CAN/T/3

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IP/N/1/CAN/T/1

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Brief description of the notified legal text

 

Canadian Trade-marks Act, as amended by Bill C-30, An Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States and to provide for certain other measures.

 

Bill C-30 amends the Trade-marks Act to protect certain agricultural products and food products as geographical indications (GIs), including associated rights, exceptions, product categories denoting the scope of rights, and other associated provisions.

 

See also Other information below

Language(s) of notified legal text

English and French

Entry into force

21 September 2017; Bill C-30 received Royal Assent on 16 May 2017, and entered into force on 21 September 2017.

Other date

Adoption 16 May 2017

 

Notification details

 

Submission date of notification

24 May 2018

Other information

Bill C-30 amends the Trade-marks Act

 

Bill C-30: http://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/42-1/bill/C-30/royal-assent

 

Trade-marks Act (as amended): http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/T-13/FullText.html

 

Agency or authority responsible

Innovation, Science and Economic Development

Copyright and Trade-mark Policy Directorate

 

235 Queen Street

Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H5

Canada

Telephone:    343-291-3163