What's Included In A Trademark Application - Part II

A Representaion or Description

The requirement to provide a "drawing" has been replaced with the broader concept of a "representation" or "description" that clearly defines the trademark. When a representation is filed, the Regulations specify requirements including the number of views (e.g. to show a three-dimensional shape from different sides), the size of two-dimensional representations allowed, and methods of representing three-dimensional shapes and colours.

The Filing Date

The filing date of an application for the registration of a trademark in Canada is the day on which the Registrar has received all of the following: an explicit or implicit indication that the registration of the trademark is sought; information allowing the identity of the applicant to be established; information allowing the Registrar to contact the applicant; a representation or description of the trademark; a list of the goods or services for which registration of the trademark is