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The Canadian Parliament has passed a bill, Bill C-31, to modernize Canadian Trademark Legislation and position Canada to adhere to the Singapore Treaty and the Madrid Protocol. CIPO is currently working on changes to their trademark processing systems (e-commerce and backendback-end) for the changes due to Bill C-31. These changes will come into force once the Trademark Regulations are finalized and the system changes are ready. This is currently planned for 2018.
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https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/h_wr03993.html
II. SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO TRADEMARK INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
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Main types of publications in the field of trademark information, outline of the content and medium (on paper, on CDs, online - URLs)
Trademarks Journal
Our weekly Trademarks Journal contains marks for applications filed, which are advertised following approvals, and announcements regarding registrations.
These announcements include:•the
- the date of the application/registration;
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- the serial number of the application/registration;
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- the name and address of the owner;
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- a reproduction of the trademark or necessary information for public inspection;
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- a statement of goods and/or services.
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Practice Notices
Practice notices pertaining to Office Practices and Policies are available on the Trademarks home page of the CIPO website under Practice Notices.
Trademark News email subscription service
Clients can register to our email subscription service to stay in touch with the latest trademarks developments at CIPO.
These emails will include:•updates
- updates to the Goods and Services Manual;
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- new consultations on trademarks;
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- practice notices on trademarks; and
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- "What's New" announcements on trademarks posted on the CIPO website.
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- When a trademark update is posted on the CIPO website, it will be emailed to subscribers within 24 hours.
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CIPO's Twitter presence is intended to enhance two-way communication between CIPO and its customers as laid out in the Business Strategy.•Tweets
- Tweets should be relevant to our business.
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- In general, new information should not be released solely on Twitter (the CIPO website is still the primary access point for information).
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- While the language used on Twitter is sometimes less formal, we must maintain our professionalism.
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- Tweets are limited to 140 characters.
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- Tweet idea submissions will be reviewed by Corporate Communications before being posted.
All outputs of trademark information are produced from the trademark computer system INTREPID II. Most letters and reports are currently produced using MS-Word 2010 which is integrated within the INTREPID II system. All other outputs are produced using the electronic forms package Accelio Present Central (formerly JetForm and now Adobe) which is also integrated within the INTREPID II system.
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https://www.ic.gc.ca/app/scr/ic/cgs/ext/home.html
Information products (coverage, medium, etc.) available to examiners, including external documentation and databases
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CIPO is currently working on upgrades to their electronic processing systems (both e-services and backendback-end) for the implementation of Bill C-31. In addition CIPO is working on the detailed requirements for the processing of Madrid marks under the Madrid Protocol.
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The INTREPID II system is a client/server system with the client component developed with Team Developer (Gupta SQL Windows 2005 v 4.0.0), and the UNIX (AIX) server using ORACLE 10g database. Plans are underway to upgrade to Oracle 11g. Windows file servers are used for electronic mail and for sharing common files during development. A NFS disk area on the main server is used to hold the design images. This allows client workstations to access the designs within the client interface, while storing all design images under the control of the main server.
SERVERSERVER•
- IBM AIX servers
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- Operating System AIX
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- 935 GB HardDisk, 8GB RAM
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- Oracle RDMS V 11g
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- Oracle SQL*Net V 9
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- Microfocus server express 5.0
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- TCP/IP
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- Image Converter: Alchemy 1.13
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- Electronic Forms Generator: JF Central 5.4.1
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CLIENT WORKSTATION•Over
- Over 235 workstations are connected to the server
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- Intel based (min 3.2 GHz, 1GB RAM, 80GB disk)
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- SVGA monitors 19", 21" or 22" LCD mostly dual monitors
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- MS-Windows 7 Professional Version, MS Word 2010,
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- Team Developer (Gupta SQL Windows 2005 v 4.0.0), TCP/IP SQL*Net 9.0
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- OpenText NFS (Network File System)
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- Some workstations with Bar-code readers and/or scanners
PRINTERS (networked)•Xerox
- Xerox network printers
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- NETWORK
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- TCP/IP
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- 1 gb between server and switches
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- 100 mb between switches and workstation
Internal databases: coverage, updates, interlinks with external sources
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We have added a feature to help clients to conduct searches in both English and French. This will help to ensure that their search query includes more terms, thereby resulting in an increased results list. This improvement is of interest to those who know their search criteria in one of Canada's official languages but not in the other.
Administrative management electronic systems (register, legal status, statistics, and administrative support)
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The following trademark reference material is also available to the public via the CIPO web site:•Trademarks
- Trademarks Act and Regulations
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- Examination Manual
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- Goods/Services Manual
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- Practice Notices
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- Trademarks Guide
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- Sample Forms
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- Other reference materials
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- All Trademarks Journal (in PDF format) as of January 2000
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- E-Services
Publications related to different business procedures and trademark information sources available to users, for example, books, brochures, Internet publications, etc.
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