On December 25th, the Madrid Protocol entered into force for the African nation of Malawi, the 102nd member of the Madrid System. Malawians can now protect their trademarks within the system by filing a single application with a single set of fees....

New Canadian trademark laws entered into force on June 17th, 2019 bringing many important changes. Some of the changes include: Accession to the Madrid Protocol, allowing entities in Canada to obtain trademark registrations in other member...

Canada became the 69th member of the Hague Union related to International Registration of Industrial Designs on November 5, 2018. As a result, the creators of Industrial Designs in Canada may file a single International Application with a single set...

On September 25th, 2018, Malawi became the 102nd member of the Madrid Protocol, which will enter into force on December 25th, 2018. As part of joining the Madrid Protocol, Malawi declared the following as part of the instrument of accession: An...

Late on September 30, an agreement (USMCA) was reached between the United States, Mexico and Canada which modernizes the 24 year old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). A substantial part of the agreement relates to intellectual...

On January 1, 2019, the 11th edition of the Nice Classification entered into force. With it came several changes from the previous version, in particular in connection with descriptions of dispenser apparatuses, research services and class...