Corporate Structure Consider the best ownership structure for you and your partners. Below are several options for how to set up your business and the advantages and disadvantages associated with each, taking into account factors such as personal liability and income tax implications. Sole Proprietorship One individual is the sole owner of the business. Advantages: […]
Use of the Nice Classification system will eventually become mandatory in Canada, upon full implementation here of various international trade-mark treaties.
As of September 28, 2015 , the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has begun accepting Canadian trade-mark applications that use the Nice Classification.
The existence of counterfeit products often signify that a particular brand or product has ‘made it’: it is now sufficiently popular that someone is making knock-offs. Of course, counterfeits are a nuisance for legitimate rights holders and indeed harmful to consumers, who may not get the product they expect (and certainly without the usual warranties, etc. that legitimate products carry).