Region: Canada

Featured in Trademark Litigation Review 2025

Canada has a robust trademark enforcement system with several available causes of action for aggrieved owners. While interlocutory injunctions are rarely granted, there are multiple other defences and actions that parties can take under the remit of Canadian law.

24 November 2023

Featured in Border and customs protection around the world

In a new series exclusive to WTR, we take readers on a journey to understand the challenges of brand protection at the ports of entry in various countries. Our first stop: Canada.

09 October 2023

Canadian applicants may have cause to be hopeful, opines Deeth Williams Wall LLP’s Gary Daniel.

07 October 2023

WTR sits down with Haloo CEO Julie MacDonell to find out more about how the AI-powered search and registration platform has expanded and rebranded since she last spoke to us in May 2021. 

14 August 2023

The case is noteworthy in that it is one of only a few that have dissected Section 22 of the Trademarks Act.

28 July 2023

Since Canada’s legislative overhaul in 2019, practitioners, brand owners, the courts and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office have all had to adapt to various new challenges. Much like the country’s famous maple syrup, Canada’s trademark regime can be slow and sticky for the unwary. However, with the right tools, robust trademark protection is readily available.

30 June 2023

Featured in Trademark register tracker

UK applicants filed 10% more trademark applications abroad in the first four months of 2023 than they did at the end of last year, Fovea IP data shows. 

08 June 2023

In our latest round-up, we look at the USPTO expanding on its Green Energy Innovation Expo plans, the Japan Patent Office launching a YouTube Shorts series, and much more.

02 May 2023

Trademark applicants in Canada may have to wait even longer for their applications to be examined after strike action impacts trademark operations at the IP office.

24 April 2023

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office’s five-year plan aims to improve examination efficiency and capacity and restore turnaround times to “internationally comparable standards”.

27 March 2023