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Abandoned

applications, III.8.2, V.16

files, V.17

officially, V.19

trade-mark application, effect of, V.21

transfer of index cards V.18

under subsection 40(3), II.7.4.4

Actions

failure to reply, V.15

first, V.2

further objections under section 16, V.14.4.1

informing the applicant IV.8.13

letter of refusal, V.13

notification of applicants, III.8.4

objection to registration, V.1, V.5 - V.11

second and third, V.12

standard paragraphs, V.3

telephone amendments, V.12.1

third and subsequent, V.14

time extensions, V.20

Additional

affidavits, IV.10.2.2

comments regarding applications, II.7.4.6

information (re: actions), V.14.3

Advertisement

approval for, V.12.2

preparation of file for, III.10

Affidavit of continuous use, II.7.7

Agricultural Products Act, IV.6.3

Applicant

address of, II.5.3

failure to reply of, V.15

identity of, II.5.2

informing the, IV.8.13

notification of, III.8.4

signature of, II.5.4

statement of claim of entitlement of, II.5.7

Applications

additional comments regarding, II.7.4.6

approval and publication, V.12.2

based on application or registration in Union country and use abroad, II.7.3

based on making known in Canada, II.7.2

based on proposed use in Canada, II.7.4

based on use in Canada, II.7.1

content appearing in some, II.6

contents common to all, II.5

contents of specific, II.7

disposition of, III.8.1.1

effect of abandoned, V.21

for certification mark, II.7.5

for distinguishing guise, II.7.6

physical format of, II.3.1

to extend statement of wares or services, II.7.7

  • conversion to an ordinary trade-mark application, II.7.7

types of, II.4

Approval

See Applications

Associated

marks See Trade-mark

Associations

See Applicant

Bank Act IV.6.3

Basis

application or registration in Union country and use abroad, II.7.3

change in, II.7.1, II.7.2, II.7.4.1

making known in Canada, II.7.2

proposed use in Canada, II.7.4

use in Canada, II.7.1

Certificate

of corresponding registration, II.7.3.4

Certification mark

applications for, II.7.5

confusion with, III.7.3

data on application, II.7.5.4

definition of, II.7.5.1

descriptive of place of origin, II.7.5.3, IV.4.13

examples of registered, II.7.2

standards, II.7.5.1, II.7.5.4

use of, II.7.5.2

Classes of wares and services, II.5.5.1

Clearly descriptive

See descriptive

Colour, IV.2.1

lining drawings for, II.6.2.2

word description, II.6.2.3

Comments

additional regarding applications, II.7.4.6

Commercial terms

re: description of wares and services, II.5.5

Composite mark

See Disclaimer

Compound word

See Disclaimer

Concurrent use

See Use

Conditions of production

See Descriptive

Confusion, III

associated marks, III.7.2

concurrent use of confusing marks, III.8.3

consent, V.14.6

definition of, III.2

disclaimer, confusing marks, IV.9.4.2

discovering a confusing mark, III.7

doubt as to, III.3.1

notification of applicant, III.8.4

person entitled re: co-pending applications, III.8

re: examiners' reports, V.8

re: subsection 6(5), III.2.2

surrounding circumstances, III.2.1

test of, III.3

with a certification mark, III.7.3

with a registered mark, III.7.1

with a trade-name, III.7.4

Consent

confusing marks, V.14.6

prohibited marks, IV.8.14

signature, IV.3.12

Corporations

See Applicant

Countries of the Union, II.7.8

Date

of first use, II.5.6, II.7.1.2

of making known, II.5.6, II.7.2.2

of priority, II.7.3.5

Deceptively misdescriptive, IV.4.6

Declaration of use

See Use

Definition

of certification mark, II.7.5.1

of clearly descriptive, IV.4.1

of confusion, III.2

of distinguishing guise, II.7.6.1

of names or surnames, IV.3.2

of trade-mark, IV.2

Degree of resemblance between marks, III.2.2.6

Descriptive

re: 12(1)(b) (clearly descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive), IV.4

Disclaimer

composite mark, IV.9.1.3

compound word, IV.9.1.1

form of, IV.9.5

hyphenated word, IV.9.1.2

marks non-registrable even with, IV.9.4

no request for, portions independently registrable, IV.9.3

partial, IV.9.1.4

portion of trade-mark, IV.9.1

re: all elements of trade-mark, IV.9.4.3

re: confusing marks, IV.9.4.2

re: deceptively misdescriptive or misleading prohibited matter, IV.9.4.1

re: protected geographical indications for wines or spirits, IV.9.4.4

re: s. 35, IV.9

re: s. 35, forms, paragraph 3, II.6.4

requested, portion not independently registrable, IV.9.2

Distinctiveness

determination of re: subsection 12(2), IV.10.3

re: s. 6(5)(a) - inherent distinctiveness, III.2.2.1

re: s. 12(2) - distinctiveness, IV.10

re: s. 14 - not without distinctive character, II.7.8, IV.11

submitting proof of - s. 32, II.7.6.3, IV.10

Distinguishing guise, IV.2.6

applications for - s. 13 & 32, Form 1, II.7.6

definition of, II.7.6.1

s. 13(1)(b) & 13(2), II.7.6.2

submitting proof of distinctiveness, II.7.6.3

Drawings

and specimens - extension of wares/services, II.7.7.2

re: s. 30(h) & Rules 27(1) & 28, II.6.2

  • colour - lining drawings for - Rule 28, II.6.2.2
  • colour - word description, II.6.2.3
  • form & size - Rule 27(1), II.6.2.1

representation of the wares (broken-line drawing), IV.2.4

representation of the wares (full-line drawing), IV.2.3

Entities

foreign legal, II.5.2.9

legal, II.5.2.8

Entitlement, III.8, V.10

date of, II.7.1.2, II.7.3.2, II.7.4.2

further objections under s.16, V.14.4.1

multiple claims, V.11

same entitlement date, III.8.5

Evidence

re: additional affidavits, IV.10.2.2

re: comparison of s. 12(2) and s. 14, II.7.8.1

re: distinguishing guise, II.7.6.3

re: master affidavits, IV.10.2.1

re: restriction as to territory, IV.10.2.4

re: survey evidence, IV.10.2.3

requirements, V.14.1

s. 14, II.7.8

s. 12(2), IV.10

Examination

examiners' reports, V

of the application as to form, II

  • pre-examination, II.1
  • formal requirements re: s. 30, II.3
  • request for early, II.2

of the mark, IV

  • purpose of examination, IV.1

Extensions

of time re: declaration of use, II.7.4.4

of time re: office action and s. 36, V.20.1

of time re: s. 47(1) & (2), V.20

re: statement of wares/services, II.7.7

- conversion to an ordinary trade-mark application, II.7.7

Forms, II.5.1, II.5.2, II.6.1, II.6.4

Form 1, II.5.7, II.7.1, II.7.6

Form 2, II.7.2

Form 3, II.7.3

Form 4, II.7.4

Form 5, II.7.5

Form 6, II.5.3

Form 7, II.7.7

Formal requirements, II.3

Functionality

See Trade-mark

Headings

common prefixes or suffixes, III.5.6

consonants, III.5.2

distinctive marks, III.5.7

letters, III.5.3

names or surnames, III.5.4

pharmaceutical marks, III.5.8

vowels, III.5.1

words of praise or quality, III.5.5

Historical characters, IV.3.11

Hyphenated word

See Disclaimer

Index

searching the indexes, III.6

transfer of cards, V.18

Individual (applicant), II.5.2.2

Information

additional, V.14.3

from government departments, IV.6.3

Inherent distinctiveness, III.2.2.1

Initials

letters and, IV.2.8

Joint ventures, II.5.2.5

Legal entities, II.5.2.2, II.5.2.8

foreign, II.5.2.9

Licensee, II.5.2.1, II.7.4.3

Letters

and initials, IV.2.8

Making known

applications based on…in Canada, II.7.2

manner of, II.7.2.1

naming date of, II.7.2.2

Meat Inspection Act, IV.6.3

Merely

See Name

Misdescriptive, IV.4.5

clearly descriptive or deceptively, IV.4

deceptively, IV.4.6

re: disclaimer, IV.9.4.1

Multiple claims, V.11

Names

and surnames, S. 12(1)(a), IV.3

corporate, II.5.2.7

trade, III.7.4

Name of wares and services, IV.6

information from government departments, IV.6.3

reasons for s. 12(1)(c), IV.6.1

  • interpreting and applying, IV.6.2

examiners' reports, V.7

Nature of wares/services, III.2.2.3, III.2.2.4

Numerals, IV.2.9

Official marks

See Prohibited marks

Ordinary commercial terms

description of wares/services, II.5.5

Paragraphs

standard, V

Packages, IV.2.5

Partial disclaimer

See Disclaimer

Partnerships, II.5.2.3

Persons employed

See Descriptive

Pharmaceutical marks

confusion, III.2.2.4

Place of origin, IV.4.12

certification mark, IV.4.13

Plant variety denominations

examiners' reports, V.9.1

s.10.1, IV.8.12.1

s.12(1)(f), IV.8.15

Portion of mark

See Disclaimer

Precious Metals, IV.6.3

Predecessor in title, II.5.2.1, II.6.1

Pre-examination

See Examination

Primarily

meaning of, IV.3.9

test to determine, IV.3.10

Priority

filing date, II.7.3.5

Prohibited marks

s. 12(1)(e), IV.8

s. 9(1)(a), (b) & (c), IV.8.1

s. 9(1)(d), IV.8.2

s. 9(1)(e), IV.8.3

s. 9(1)(f), (g) & (h), IV.8.4

s. 9(1)(h.1), IV.8.4.1

s. 9(1)(i) & (i.1), IV.8.5

s. 9(1)(i.2), IV.8.5.1

s. 9(1)(i.3), IV.8.5.2

s. 9(1)(j), IV.8.6

s. 9(1)(k), IV.8.7

s. 9(1)(l), IV.8.8

s. 9(1)(m), IV.8.9

s. 9(1)(n), IV.8.10

s. 9(1)(n)(i) & (ii), IV.8.10.1

s. 9(1)(n)(iii), IV.8.10.2

s. 9(1)(n.1), IV.8.10.2.4

s. 9(1)(o), IV.8.11

s. 9 & 10 - informing the applicant, IV.8.13

s. 9(2)(a) - consent, IV.8.14

s. 9(2)(b), IV.8.14.1

s. 10, IV.8.12

s. 10.1, IV.8.12.1

s. 12(1)(f) & 10.1 — plant variety denominations, IV.8.15

misleading, IV.9.4.1

examiners' reports, V.9

Proposed use

applications based on…in Canada, II.7.4

Protected geographical indications for wines or spirits, IV.8.16

re: disclaimer, IV.9.4.4

re: examiners' reports, V.9.2

Public authority

re: prohibited marks, IV.8.10.2.1

Public notice

re: prohibited marks, IV.8.3.1, IV.8.10.2.3

Reference sources

information from government departments, IV.6.3

re: s. 12(1)(a), IV.3.7

re: s. 12(1)(b), IV.5

Representative for service, II.5.3

Refusal

letter of, V.13

Rules

Rule 6, II.5.3

Rule 13 (physical format of application), II.3.1

Rule 24 (identification and description of mark), II.5.1

Rule 27(1) (drawings), II.6.2, II.6.2.1

Rule 28 (colour), II.6.2.2

Rule 29(a) and (b), II.6.2

Rule 29(c) (specimens), II.6.3, II.7.4.5

Rule 31(a), II.5.2.10

Rule 31(b), IV.6.2

Rule 32, II.7.1, II.7.4.1, V.12.2

Search, III

headings, III.5

indexes, III.6

purpose of, III.1

sheet, III.4

Sections of the Act

s. 2, II.5.6.1

s. 4, II.5.6.1

s. 5, II.7.2.1

s. 6(2), III.2

s. 6(5), III.2.2 — III.2.2.6

s. 9, IV.8.1 — IV.8.11, IV.8.13

s.9(1)(k), IV.3.12, IV.8.7

s. 9(1)(l), IV.3.11, IV.3.12

s. 9(2)(a), IV.8.14

s. 9(2)(b), IV.8.14.1

s. 10, IV.8.12, IV.8.13, IV.8.15

s. 10.1, IV.8.12.1

s. 12(1)(a), IV.3 — IV.3.10, V.5

s. 12(1)(b), IV.3.6, IV.4 — IV.4.13, IV.6.3, V.6

s. 12(1)(c), IV.3.6, IV.6 — IV.6.3, V.7

s. 12(1)(d), III.7.1, V.8

s. 12(1)(e), IV.8, V.9

s. 12(1)(f), IV.8.15, V.9.1

s. 12(1)(g) & (h), IV.8.16, IV.9.4.4, V.9.2

s. 12(2), II.7.8.1, IV.10 — IV.10.2.4, IV.10.3— IV.10.3.2

s. 13, II.7.6 — II.7.6.2

s. 14, II.7.8, IV.11

s. 15, III.7.2

s. 16, II.4, III.8, V.10, V.14.4.1

s. 16(1), II.7.1, II.7.2

s. 16(2), II.7.3

s. 16(3), II.7.4

s. 23, II.7.5

s. 24, II.7.5, III.7.3

s. 25, II.7.5, II.7.5.3

s. 30, II.3

s. 30(a), II.5.5, V.4

s. 30(b), II.4, II.5.5.1, II.5.6, II.6.1, II.7.1

s. 30(c), II.4, II.5.5.1, II.5.6, II.6.1, II.7.2

s. 30(d), II.4, II.6.1, II.7.3, II.7.3.3

s. 30(e), II.4, II.7.4

s. 30(f), II.4, II.7.5

s. 30(g), II.5.3

s. 30(h), II.5.1, II.6.2

s. 30(i), II.5.7, IV.6.3

s. 31(1), II.7.3.4

s. 32, II.7.6, II.7.6.3, IV.10

s. 34, II.7.3.5

s. 35, II.6.4, IV.9

s. 36, V.16, V.20.1

s. 37(2), V.1

s. 37(3), III.3.1

s. 40(2), II.7.4.3

s. 40(3), II.7.4.4

s.41(1)(a), II.5.3

s. 41(1)(c), II.4, II.7.7

s. 42(1), II.5.3

s. 44, V.14.5

s. 45, V.14.5

s. 47(1) & (2), II.7.4.4, V.20

s. 50(1), II.5.2.1, II.7.4.3, II.7.8.1

Seeds, IV.6.3

Services

See Wares/Services

Signature

of applicant, II.5.4

s. 9(1)(l), IV.3.12

Slogan, IV.2.7

Specimens, II.6.3

drawings and (re: extension of wares/services), II.7.7.2

proposed use, II.7.4.5

Standard paragraphs, V.3

Statement of claim

applicant's…of entitlement, II.5.7

Surnames

See Names

Territorial Restriction

re: s. 21(1), III.8.3

re: s. 32(2), IV.10.2.4

Trade-names, III.7.4

Trade-mark

abandoned applications, III.8.2

associated mark, III.7.2

certification mark, II.7.5, II.7.5.5, IV.4.13

clearly descriptive or…, IV.4

colour, IV.2.1

composite mark, IV.9.1.3

concurrent use of confusing, III.8.3

confusion with registered, III.7.1

definition of, IV.2

disclaimer, II.6.4, IV.9

discovering confusing, III.7

distinguishing guise, II.7.6.1, IV.2.6

effect of abandoned… application, V.21

functionality, IV.2.2

identification and description of, II.5.1

letters and initials, IV.2.8

names and surnames, IV.3

non-registrable, IV.9.4

numerals, IV.2.9

packages, IV.2.5

portion of, IV.9.1

representation of wares, IV.2.3, IV.2.4

slogan, IV.2.7

suggestive, IV.4.9

translation and transliteration, II.6.2

type of, II.7.1.1

use of, II.5.6.1

Use

affidavit of continuous, II.7.7

applicant's statement of claim of entitlement, II.5.7

applications based on…abroad, II.7.3

applications based on…in Canada, II.7.1

applications based on proposed…in Canada, II.7.4

concurrent…of confusing marks, III.8.3

declaration of, II.7.4.3

extent and length of time, III.2.2.2

naming date of first, II.5.6, II.7.1.2

of certification mark, II.7.5.2

of corporate name, II.5.2.7

of prohibited marks, IV.8.14

of trade-mark, II.5.6.1

Wares/Services

applications to extend statement of, II.7.7

description of, II.5.5

general classes of, II.5.5.1

name of, IV.6

nature of, III.2.2.3, III.2.2.4

re: examiners' reports, V.4

representation of wares, IV.2.3, IV.2.4

specific wares/services in ordinary commercial terms, II.5.5

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