Deceptively Clear? Geographic Names & Trademarks in Canada

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The Canadian IP Office will change how it examines geographic names in trademarks.

See the linked Practice Notice for guidance on ‘Geographic Names’ that can be ‘Clearly Descriptive’ or ‘Misdecriptive’, or even ‘Deceptively Misdescriptive’.

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