Registering an original industrial design has a significant impact on how it is marketed. When you are the owner of your industrial design and have obtained its registration from theIntellectual Property Office (OPIC), you have the exclusive right to the ownership of your design for a period of 10 years from the date of its registration.

Canada's accession to the Madrid Protocol on June 17 will allow Canadian businesses to protect their trademarks abroad. Below is a summary overview of the Madrid Protocol, its benefits, and the changes to be expected in Canadian trademark law.

As of June 13, 2019, any private company incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act will have to comply with new standards aimed at preventing the use of companies for tax evasion and other criminal purposes including money laundering, corruption and the financing of terrorist activities.