New Increase in Fees for the Registration and Granting of Intellectual Property Rights in Canada

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NEWINCREASEINFEESFORTHEREGISTRATIONANDGRANTINGOFINTELLECTUAL
PROPERTYRIGHTSINCANADA

LaurentCarrière*
LEGERROBICRICHARD
,L.L.P.
Lawyers,PatentandTrademarkAgents
CentreCDPCapital
1001Square-Victoria–BlocE–8thFloor
Montreal,Quebec,CanadaH2Z2B7
Tel.(514)9876242–Fax(514)8457874
www.robic.ca–info@robic.com

Canadahasalwayschargedfeesfortheregistrationorgrantingofintellectual
propertyrightsthroughoutitshistory.Thecurrentpatentfeeswerelastchanged
in1989,trade-markandindustrialdesignfeesin1985andcopyrightfeesin1997.
Anewfeesstructurewasproposedinthe2003-03-08issueoftheCanada
GazettePartIandshouldcomeintoforceon2004-01-01.
Mostofthefeeshavebeenincreased(insomecases,theyhavemorethan
doubled)andcommunicationsthroughelectronicmeansarefavoured.
SubjecttofinalapprovalbytheGovernorinCouncil,thefollowingarethesalient
points:
Withrespecttotrade-marks
·Filingfeeswillbeincreasedfrom$150to$400andthefinalfeefor
issuanceremainsunchangedat$200;
·Itwillcost$400(asopposedto$300)torenewaregistration;
·Anapplicationtoamendtheregister(changeofname,legalform,
particularsofadefinedstandard,applicationforregistrationofa
licenceorlien,etc.)willcost$50foreachtrade-mark,registeredornot
(asopposedto$25);
·Afeeof$100(asopposedto$50)foreachmark,registeredornot,will
bechargedforarequesttorecognizeatransferofownership;
·Afeeof$125(asopposedto$50)foranapplicationforanextension
oftime;



















































©CIPS,2003.*OfLEGERROBICRICHARD,L.L.P.,amultidisciplinaryfirmoflawyers,andpatentand
trademarkagents.PublishedintheSpring2003issue(Vol.7,No.2)issueofourNewsletter.
Publication068.054E.NOTE:theproposedgovernmentalfeeswerenotalladoptedas
proposed.

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·Requestingtheissuanceofacancellationnoticewillentailafeeof
$400(asopposedto$150)andtheproductionofastatementof
opposition,$750(asopposedto$250).
Anon-lineapplicationfortheregistrationorrenewalofatrade-markwillresultin
asavingof$50.Renewals,however,willonlybepossiblewherethereareno
concomitantmodifications(forexampleachangeofnameoraddress).
EveniftheabsenceoffeesbyclassrendersCanadiantrade-markregistration
quiteaffordable,itmaybeadvantageoustoproceedimmediatelytoany
modificationsinordertoavoidthisincreaseinfees.
Withrespecttoindustrialdesigns,therewillalsobeincreases.Thefeefor

·Examinationofanapplicationforregistrationofanindustrialdesignwill
haveabasefeeof$400(increasedfrom$150)withasupplementary
feeof$10perpageofdesignsinexcessof10pages;
·Maintenanceofaregistrationofanindustrialdesign(i.e.itsrenewalfor
anadditionaltermof5yearsaftertheinitialtermof5years)will
increasefrom$215to$375;
·Delayingregistrationwillresultinachargeof$100,thereinstatementof
anabandonedapplicationwillcost$200andthefeeforprocessinga
requestforacceleratedexaminationofanapplicationtoregistera
designwillbe$500(thesefeesdonotcurrentlyexist).
Withrespecttocopyrights,therehavebeennonoteworthychangesotherthan
adiscountof$15foranonlineapplicationforcopyrightinawork(artistic,
dramatic,literaryormusical)orforcopyrightinsubjectmatterotherthanawork
(performer’sperformance,soundrecordingorcommunicationsignal).
Withrespecttopatents,thelistofmodificationstofeesisquitelengthyowingto
theamendmentofthepatentrules.Amongstothers:
·Thefeeforfilinganapplicationiftheapplicantisalargeentitywillbe
$400(ratherthan$300andiftheapplicantisasmallentityitwillbe
$200(ratherthan$150);
·Onrequestingtheadvanceofanapplicationforexamination:$500
(ratherthan$100);
·Onfilinganamendment:$400(ratherthan$200);
·Foreachpageofspecificationanddrawingsinexcessof100pages:
$10(ratherthan$4);
·Onfilingofanapplicationtoreissueapatent:$1600(ratherthan$800);

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·Onrequestingregistrationofadocument(changeofname,
assignment,licence,etc.):$100perpatent(withoutaslidingscalefor
costs,whichispresentlythecase).

Itisimportanttonotethatthisismerelyadraftonthesettingoffees.Howeveras
thisdrafthasalreadybeenthesubjectofnumerouspreviousconsultationsand
severaladjustmentshavealreadybeenmadetotheseproposals,itistherefore
foreseeablethatthesefeeswillcomeintoforce,asis,on2004-01-01.Itmaybe
economicallyadvantageoustoproceedwiththeregistrationandmaintenance
ofintellectualpropertyrightsbeforethecomingintoforceofthesenewfeesso
astoavoidtheeffectoftheseincreases.

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