Amendments to Canada’s Patent Rules: Increased Patent Fees and Changes to Small Entity Requirements Amendments to Canada’s Patent Rules were published on June 21, 2023 in Part II of the Canada Gazette, and will come into force on January 1, 2024. The amendments include two important changes. First, patent fees will undergo a comprehensive [...]
Further to our article of June 17, 2021, as of May 24, 2022, the Quebec government has adopted Bill 96. The amendments will considerably impact the use of non-French trademarks in Québec and would significantly limit the use of non-French trademarks on product packaging and labelling. The Bill also includes restrictions to public signage, posters and commercial [...]
Trademark and Business Considerations The revisions tabled May 13, 2021, by the Quebec provincial government, under Bill 96-An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Quebec, will have a significant impact on businesses (including brands, signage, commercial packaging and labelling and business documents). As a fair amount of debate is likely, the finalization [...]
Ontario Strengthens Innovation with 900 Postsecondary Student Internships On April 27, 2021, the Ontario government announced that they would support 900 postsecondary student internships to help businesses, start-ups and new entrepreneurial companies grow and protect Ontario made innovations. The announcement forms part of Ontario’s previously announced $39.5 million investment to create up to 8,000 paid [...]
