CIPO Issues Practice Notice On Redacting Postal Addresses And Removing Unrelated Documents From TDRS

Canadian trademark applicants should be careful in the postal addresses and documents submitted to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO).

CIPO has issued a practice notice clarifying and outlining the procedure and requirements for requesting the redaction of postal addresses or the removal of erroneous documents from the Trademarks Document Retrieval Service (TDRS).

The practice notice states that certain documents held by CIPO must be made available to the public and that since the TDRS is built to ensure public access to trademark records, redactions and document removals will be granted under exceptional circumstances only. Additionally, CIPO considers that the name and a postal address of the applicant or registered owner are fundamental information to be included in the Canadian Trademarks Database.