How to Become a Registered Trade-mark Agent

To become a registered trade-mark agent you must qualify by examination, which is held annually in October. Those interested in the examination must apply by the deadline published in the Trade-mark Agent Examination Notice.

Any person wishing to sit for the qualifying examination must meet the qualifications set out in Rule 18 of the Trade-marks Regulations.

Rule 21 of the Trade-marks Regulations explains how to have your name entered on the list of trade-mark agents.

The application and prescribed examination fee should be addressed to the:

Registrar of Trade-marks
Place du Portage l
50 Victoria Street
Gatineau QC K1A 0C9

Previous Exams

Exams and Marking Guides - 2010, 2009, 2008

Please contact the Data and Document Dissemination Section if you would like to request an exam and marking guide prior to 2008.

Information

For more information, please refer to:

• Trade-marks Regulations
• Trade-marks Act

Information about tutorials for the examination, please contact the following institution:

Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
60 Queen Street, Suite 606
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5Y7
Tel. 613-234-0516
Facsimile: 613-234-0671
E-mail: info@ipic.ca
Web site: http://www.ipic.ca/english/general/contact.cfm