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ARTICLE · 12 DECEMBER 2018

A Change In Design: Canada's New Industrial Design Act And Regulations

On January 28, 2014, the Government of Canada tabled a number of intellectual property law treaties in Parliament to harmonize Canada's patent, trademark and industrial design laws with international laws.

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History

On January 28, 2014, the Government of Canada tabled a number of intellectual property law treaties in Parliament to harmonize Canada's patent, trademark and industrial design laws with international laws. Among the treaties tabled was the Geneva (1999) Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (Hague System), adopted on July 2, 1999. The Hague System provides a mechanism for acquiring, maintaining and managing design rights in a number of contracting countries through a single application to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), filed in one language, with one set of fees.

Industrial Design Act

In order to enable Canada to accede to the Hague System, Canada's Industrial Design Act, RSC, 1985, c. I-9 (Act) was amended by two federal bills in 2014 and 2015: Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2; and Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1, respectively. The following are notable amendments to

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