Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2

Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation (Main laws and regulations must be notified in a WTO language (English, French or Spanish). Where an authentic national text of a law or regulation is not available in a WTO language, the authentic text of that law or regulation in a national language shall be notified, in addition to the translation into a WTO language.)

Other law or regulation (Other laws and regulations can be notified in a Member's national language)

6. Brief description

The College of Patent Agents and Trade-mark Agents Act establishes the College of Patent Agents and Trade-mark Agents, which is to be responsible for the regulation of patent agents and trade-mark agents in the public interest. The College of Patent Agents and Trade-mark Agents Act, among other things, • requires that individuals obtain a licence in order to act as patent agents or trade-mark agents and that licensees comply with a code of professional conduct; • authorizes the College’s Investigations Committee to receive complaints and conduct investigations into whether a licensee has committed professional misconduct or was incompetent; • authorizes the College’s Discipline Committee to impose disciplinary measures if it decides that a licensee has committed professional misconduct or was incompetent; and • creates new offences of claiming to be a patent agent or trade-mark agent and unauthorized representation before the Patent Office or the Office of the Registrar of Trade-marks.

7. Date of entry into force

Date of entry into force (DD/MM/YYYY)

Please provide explanation if necessary

although not all provisions are in force

8. Other date

Adoption, or

Enactment, or

Publication, or

Issuance by legislature or executive

None

DD/MM/YYYY

9. Other information (if applicable)

10. Contact information of agency or authority responsible

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Patent Policy Directorate 235 Queen Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H5 Canada Telephone: 343-291-3783 Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Copyright and Trademark Policy Directorate 235 Queen Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H5 Canada Telephone: 343-291-3163

11. Link to Legal text

https://ip-documents.info/2019/IP/CAN/19_7249_00_e.pdf

Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2 - View details of the document

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1. Notifying Member

2. Subject matter

3. Notification status

4. Title of law or regulation

5. Nature of notification