‘A Guide to Trade-Marks
Aten dente the fod or sevens marketed unde is proce,
Wha Trade ark?
‘Atradesmarc ba word symbol, design, or combination of bese, used to distinguish she wares
Slrvices of ne pero or oranizaton fom tase of ober the marketplace. Trademarks come >
‘presen ately atl wares end servic, ut the epton othe produ,
“hore arte base ogo of trade-mark:
1. Ordinary marks are Woes or Symbols tat distinguish the wares eserves ofa specie fm cr
havi.
2. Crifcaton marks ec wares or eres wich mse defined sandr, They are owned by
‘ne yeeon et cen cers oer wares or sence wich mesa defied andar
4 Disingashing gate denies the gue shape of a produto hs package
“nde Name vs. Trade Mack
‘A wade are be name ucer which you conduc our busines, whether your own nas or he
‘ame of acoreation ra parnrsip ba ame dpe fre sept otha business. The de ae
Canbe repisered under the Traiesmars Acton itis aso weds «wader, urs usd ey
“Trader shuld nt be coafised wit tradename, which te basness nae, ner which the
‘sins cried
[ike copyrights, you ae as regued to eer your wade-mark sing a mark fora cern length of ime
an exblsh your ownership trough Common Law ~but its highly recommended,
Registration fa rade-mark sive he exlisive rin tue the mark across Canad 5 yeas,
‘eocwable every 1S eure thteter,
om Do LResistr Mv Trade Mack?
“Trade-mac mist be ed in Canada before it canbe repined. Appian canbe made efce webu
regitation wl not com ntl we onc Reston press asia Canada ony. Have apply To
fre elton you wat potestionin ther cones
Fiveszep Examination Press,
‘The Trademrhs Offs coe the flowing, when it reeives an pplication:
[U" Searces the wadesnas recrds find any oe toda thet may come into coi.
2, Examines he apa for compliance wih he eguirments of te Trademarks Act and
Repairs,
3, Publishes he pplication in the Trademarks Journal
4 Allows tine fer opposition te application.
§. Ifnoone fies an opcston othe aplication, the marks lowed. Musk sreystered upon
meat of S200 ruseation fe
‘ins of Marks That Cant Be Reseed as Trademarks
ull sane or sma
Cel deserter este ofthe wares or secs eg “uey” apples cr "sweet ee cea
Deceptvely mistesrptie eg. "supa sweet
Place of origin eg Alani Cod
‘Words in ther larguages~ such 8 “ea” Iian fr ic cream
Cnsng sonfxion word, stoi, seus or eas hat gost someone e's wode-mark
Prohibited mask oficial symbols eg, RCMP
Bad words2 icimer statement inating the plicatclams exclave rights or cern words appewing
ina trade
‘The Ted Mark Reisation Poses
1 The preliminary sears
2 Appleation
3. Eetminstoe
44 Advertement in the Trademarks Journal
5 Opposition must be made within two months of the publication date, Ae a ial decisin ie
rendered maybe appealed the Feder! Cot of Cada
‘Allowance and Repalon.
"Theveginered owner of under esponsbe to pay x enewa fe cvery 15 years. Faire to py
susie cine wil reat in the expingement of the tadesrak regstaton.Anather espera of
the mer ea ae the rademare in nas. The mere the re-mate thin thee eas fom
‘he dite ofthe registration.
{Canal geenth or otherwise wane your rights its another pay trogh a transaton als an
aspen
Marking Resuneents
“Trademark overs fen indeate hi repstration trough erin symbols namely, Rin ace
(Gegisered, TM (rae-man), SM (Grice mar) MD (argue cose) or MC (argue de onic)
‘The pms TM, SM, or MC maybe used egress of whether te tade-arksreistered. The Rina
lice MD, shouldbe sad aly the ea register
Forgery to deta —2 years inpelsonment nd fine
abl for damagesA Guide to Copyrights
‘Whats sons?
Copia ene mears the sleight to podace or rprodce (op) the work o any substantia part
‘hereof the work in question oro pei anyone eset oS, any ater fara whaceve.
‘Whats Cove Coot
Copyriht piso all iin err, deaati, manic sd artic works Copytiht ia Cara is
‘aomaticllyaequied upon creaon of every original work. Regsraton inet eset
Literary ork: books, sina, eneyelpedas,pamphles, poems and oer works conssog
sent and conga rorams:
‘rma wera film ido, plays, screenplays and serps
{Misa wore compton tat eons of oh wer and msi om only (notes
Witouc muse he rary Werks tego)
Attic works: paisings,devings, maps, lomgraphy,sulures and architectural Works.
opt ples wee oe Ko of ea:
Petorma's perfomaes! performer cht actors, micas, dancer and ingens ave
ony inter peroemances,
' Comarca signs: rodcaters hve copyright inthe communication signals that are
fondest
1 Sound recordings makers of ering, such asrecors casts, and compact iss, which are
calle “sound recordings inthe Copyright 4, ae als rotated by copyright.
When Copyright Dos Nat Aly
‘Copyrights restricted tthe expresion
Fedor not extend tothe ides ele
ems which re ot peteted by copia:
Shorspirses and most ies
Inetnds, sch as amathod of teaching or sculpting:
‘act infomation
4 fxed manner (est, recordag, nd drawing ofan bea:
‘The copyright et doesnt sve a monopoly to ke tie ofa work. Many works may appear With he sane
ile bu the work elf pretest by copia
Facts ideas and news are all cousdered pat ofthe publedomala,
(oat reper
they are everyone's
inomment
(ne specie fom of nfingement is plagiarism. Tis is copying vemeoneet's work to ming it as
Making «copy of sical pe fr prvi was mt inigeeat beat roalty pment to the
‘nets ofthe ong his as ben pd whe the lank ni tape was purchased. MAI w copy oF
‘soot movie protred ty copia i inngement even iyo oly wath tin your wm ome
“rir eling with wok or purpose of peivae say restr oe cm, review or news
repo is ot ining.
Copyright Exceptions
‘2 Nor tot edcationlnstons~ or eduatol or ting purposes
1 Nonrot aries, rchives and museums inorder o matin and mange ts allen,