Renew Your Canadian Trademark Registrations Now And Save

On June 17, 2019, Canada's much anticipated amendments to the Trademarks Act will come into force.  These changes extend to various areas, including the renewal of registrations. One such change is the requirement for goods and services to be classified according to the Nice classification system that contains 45 classes of goods and services. Another such change is an increase of government renewal fees from the current fee of CAD$350 (if renewal is requested online) regardless of the number of classes of goods and services. Under the new regime, the renewal fee for a trademark registration will be CAD$400 for the first class of goods/services and CAD$125 for each additional class.  Registrations covering multiple classes will therefore be significantly impacted by the new fee structure.