Further information See the practice notice: Practice inTrademarkOppositionProceedings for further details. If you have additional questions, please contact the CIPO Client Service Centre. Please note that CIPO cannot provide legal or substantive advice with respect to your case, recommend atrademarkagent or comment on the merits of your case.
Earlier this spring, long-awaited amendments toCanada'sTrademarksAct andTrademarksRegulations took effect on April 1, 2025, introducing notable changes tooppositionproceedings before theTrademarksOppositionBoard (TMOB). As detailed below, the changes introduce confidentiality orders, case management, and cost awards intooppositionproceedings. These changes are designed to reduce ...
Statement ofopposition38 (1) Within two months after the advertisement of an application for the registration of atrademark, any person may, on payment of the prescribed fee, file a statement ofoppositionwith the Registrar. Marginal note: Grounds (2) A statement ofoppositionmay be based on any of the following grounds: (a) that the application does not conform to the requirements of ...
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What is atrademarkoppositionproceeding?Trademarkoppositionsare administrative proceedings managed and heard by theTrademarksOppositionBoard. The purpose is generally for an individual, company, or organization, to challenge atrademarkapplication of another party to prevent it from becoming registered. This is done to protect their owntrademarkrights that could be affected ...
Learn about the role and activities of theTrademarksOppositionBoard and obtain more information about theoppositionproceedings and the section 45 proceedings.
