Before filing a new application for an already registered trademark…
BEFOREFILINGANEWAPPLICATIONFORANALREADYREGISTEREDTRADE-
MARK…
CatherineDaigle
*
LEGERROBICRICHARD,L.L.P.
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Whiletheownerofaregisteredtrade-markusuallyworkstowardsthe
marketingofthewaresandserviceshehaschosentolinktohismark,these
activitiesmayrevealunsuspectedpotentialuseofthemarkfornewwaresor
services.Theideaof“extendingthefamily”ofwaresandservicesisonethat
oftenarisesbutthequestionthenbecomes:howcananowneradequately
protecthismarkiftheoriginalregistrationdoesnotcoverthosenewwares
andservices?
Confrontedwiththepossibilityofrequestingasecondregistrationforan
identicalmarkforthosenewproductsandservices,thetrade-markowner
willhavetochoose:hecanfollowthispathandstartfromscratch,thatishe
canfileafreshapplicationforhistrade-markforhisnewwaresandservices,
forwhichthestatutoryfeeis$250.00.Otherwise,hecanoptforthefilingwith
theRegistrarofanapplicationtoamendhisexistingregistrationbyextending
thestatementofwaresorservices,forwhichthestatutoryfeeis$450.00.
Section41(1)(c)oftheTrade-marksAct(the“Act”)allowstheownerofa
trade-markregistrationtoapplytoamendsuchregistrationinordertomodify
thestatementofwaresorservicesincludedtherein.Indeed,anownermay
seektoextendthestatementofwaresorservicesforwhichatrade-markis
registered,ultimatelyleadingthetrade-markregistrationtocoverhisentire
rangeofactivitiesassociatedwiththetrade-mark.
Anapplicationtoextendthestatementofwaresorservicesofanexisting
registrationisconsideredandtreatedprocedurallybytheRegistrarasanew
application,inaccordancewithsection41(2)oftheAct.Consequently,such
anapplicationmustsuccessfullypassthroughthesamestagesasausual
©CIPS,2006.
*OfLEGERROBICRICHARD
,L.L.P.,amultidisciplinaryfirmoflawyers,andpatentand
trademarkagents.PublishedintheSpring2006issue(Vol.10,No.2)issueofourNewsletter.
Publication068.073E.
application,thatisexaminationandacceptancebytheRegistrar,followed
bypublicationforoppositionpurposes,andfinally,allowancetoregistration.
Thistypeofapplicationcannotbeconsideredashortcuttoregistration,but
maybebeneficialfortheowneroncethetrade-markisallowedto
registration.Theadvantagestemsfromthefactthattherewillonlybeone
renewalduedate,asopposedtothesituationwhereafreshapplication
wouldhaveledtoaseparateregistrationhavingitsownregistrationdate.
Inshort,evenifthestatutoryfeeismorecostlywithinthecontextofan
applicationtoextendthestatementofwaresofanexistingregistration,such
filingwillultimatelybeprofitableinthelongrun,sinceonlyonerenewalfee
willberequiredbytheRegistrar($350.00)asopposedtoadistinctsetof
renewalfeesfortwoseparateregistrations.
Inclosing,itisimportanttomentionthatforanownertobeabletobenefit
fromtheextensionofanoriginalregistration,thetrade-markasusedin
associationwiththenewwaresorservicesmustbeidenticaltothetrade-
markoriginallyregistered.
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