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Preventing Trademark Registration Expungement

Written by Stewart Hayne, Partner in Halifax. Canadian trademark registrations last for 10 years and are renewable upon the payment of a maintenance fee. However, lack of use in the marketplace may render your registration subject to possible expungement. Traditionally, an application for trademark expungement was initiated by an interested person seeking expungement through the […]

Are You Ready to Comply with Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation?

On December 4, 2013, the Minister of Industry, James Moore announced that Canada’s anti-spam law (the “Act”) will begin to take effect on July 1, 2014. This announcement has arrived nearly 3 years after the Act received royal assent. The finalization of the regulations under the Act triggered Mr. Moore’s announcement.