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Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 (S.C. 2018, c. 27)

Assented to 2018-12-13

PART 4Various Measures (continued)

DIVISION 7Intellectual Property Strategy (continued)

SUBDIVISION BTrade-marks (continued)

 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 46:

Marginal note:Renewal for goods or services

46.1 The registration of a trademark may be renewed for any of the goods or services in respect of which the trademark is registered.

 Section 53.2 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):

  • Marginal note:Exception

    (1.1) If, within a period of three years beginning on the date of registration of a trademark, the owner of the registered trademark makes an application claiming that an act has been done contrary to section 19, 20 or 22, the owner is not entitled to relief unless the trademark was in use in Canada at any time during that period or special circumstances exist that excuse the absence of use in Canada during that period.

 Subsection 56(5) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • Marginal note:Additional evidence

    (5) If, on an appeal under subsection (1), the Federal Court grants leave to adduce evidence in addition to that adduced before the Registrar, the Court may exercise, with respect to that additional evidence, any discretion vested in the Registrar.

 Section 65 of the Act is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (m) and by replacing paragraph (n) with the following:

  • (n) respecting the awarding of costs under subsections 11.13(9), 38.1(1) and 45(4.1);

  • (o) respecting requests made under subsection 45.1(1); and

  • (p) prescribing anything that by this Act is to be prescribed.

 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 65.2:

Marginal note:Case management

  • 65.3 (1) For greater certainty, the Governor in Council may make regulations under paragraphs 65(i) and 65.2(b) respecting the case management by the Registrar of proceedings referred to in those paragraphs.

  • Marginal note:Time or manner

    (2) The Governor in Council may make regulations authorizing the Registrar to fix, despite any time or manner that is provided for under this Act with respect to any of the proceedings referred to in subsection (1), the time by which or the manner in which any step in a case-managed proceeding is to be completed and, in that case, the provisions of this Act and the regulations apply with respect to the proceeding with any modifications that the circumstances require.

 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 68.1:

Marginal note:Non-application of paragraph 38(2)(a.1)

68.2 No person shall oppose an application for registration of a trademark on the ground set out in paragraph 38(2)(a.1) if the application was advertised under subsection 37(1) before the day on which that paragraph comes into force.

 Subsection 70(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • Marginal note:Regulations

    (2) For greater certainty, a regulation made under this Act applies to an application referred to in subsection (1), unless the regulation provides otherwise.

2014, c. 20Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1

 Subsection 326(4) of the Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1 is amended by replacing the subsection 12(3) that it enacts with the following:

  • Marginal note:Registrable if distinctive

    (3) A trademark that is not registrable by reason of paragraph (1)(a) or (b) is registrable if it is distinctive at the filing date of an application for its registration, determined without taking into account subsection 34(1), having regard to all the circumstances of the case including the length of time during which it has been used.

 Section 339 of the Act is amended by replacing the portion of subsection 32(1) before paragraph (a) that it enacts with the following:

Marginal note:Further evidence in certain cases

  • 32 (1) An applicant shall furnish the Registrar with any evidence that the Registrar may require establishing that the trademark is distinctive at the filing date of the application for its registration, determined without taking into account subsection 34(1), if any of the following apply:

 Subsection 343(2) of the Act is amended by replacing the paragraphs 38(2)(e) and (f) that it enacts with the following:

  • (e) that, at the filing date of the application in Canada, determined without taking into account subsection 34(1), the applicant was not using and did not propose to use the trademark in Canada in association with the goods or services specified in the application; or

  • (f) that, at the filing date of the application in Canada, determined without taking into account subsection 34(1), the applicant was not entitled to use the trademark in Canada in association with those goods or services.

 Section 344 of the Act is amended by replacing the paragraphs 39(1)(a) and (b) that it enacts with the following:

  • (a) within the scope of the original application on its filing date, determined without taking into account subsection 34(1); and

  • (b) within the scope of the original application on the day on which the divisional application is filed, if the divisional application is filed on or after the day on which the original application is advertised under subsection 37(1).

 Subsection 367(60) of the Act is amended by replacing the paragraphs 39(1)(a) and (b) that it enacts with the following:

  • (a) within the scope of the original application on its filing date, determined without taking into account subsection 34(1); and

  • (b) within the scope of the original application on the day on which the divisional application is filed, if the divisional application is filed on or after the day on which the original application is advertised under subsection 37(1).

2014, c. 32Combating Counterfeit Products Act

 Subsection 15(4) of the Combating Counterfeit Products Act is amended by replacing the subsection 12(3) that it enacts with the following:

  • Marginal note:Registrable if distinctive

    (3) A trade-mark that is not registrable by reason of paragraph (1)(a) or (b) is registrable if it is distinctive at the filing date of an application for its registration, determined without taking into account subsection 34(1), having regard to all the circumstances of the case including the length of time during which it has been used.

 Section 31 of the Act is amended by replacing the portion of subsection 32(1) before paragraph (a) that it enacts with the following:

Marginal note:Further evidence in certain cases

  • 32 (1) An applicant shall furnish the Registrar with any evidence that the Registrar may require establishing that the trade-mark is distinctive at the filing date of the application for its registration, determined without taking into account subsection 34(1), if any of the following apply:

 Section 36 of the Act is amended by replacing the paragraphs 39.1(1)(a) and (b) that it enacts with the following:

  • (a) within the scope of the original application on its filing date, determined without taking into account subsection 34(1); and

  • (b) within the scope of the original application on the day on which the divisional application is filed, if the divisional application is filed on or after the day on which the original application is advertised under subsection 37(1).

Coordinating Amendments

Marginal note:2015, c. 36

  •  (1) In this section, other Act means the Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1.

  • (2) If section 230 of this Act comes into force before subsection 69(2) of the other Act, then that subsection 69(2) is repealed.

  • (3) If section 230 of this Act comes into force on the same day as subsection 69(2) of the other Act, then that subsection 69(2) is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.

  • (4) On the first day on which both subsection 70(7) of the other Act has produced its effects and section 215 of this Act is in force, subsection 70(1) of the Trade-marks Act is amended by, if necessary, striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (b) and adding “and” at the end of paragraph (c) and by adding the following after paragraph (c):

    • (d) subsections 9(3) and (4), sections 36.1, 38.1 and 45.1, and subsection 56(5), as enacted by the Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2.

 

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