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Where URLs are requested below, it is preferred that either URLs which a= re likely to remain stable over time (three years or more) are provided, or= home (main) page URLs are provided with a short explanation of how to acce= ss the corresponding information.
Trade-mark Filings:
Year 2001: Residents: 18,450; Non-residents: 21,996; Total: 40,446
Year 2002: Residents: 17,068; Non-residents: 19,664; Total: 36,732; %chang=
e: -9.18
Year 2003: Residents: 17,919; Non-residents: 20,831; Total: 38,750; %chang=
e: 5.49
Year 2004: Residents: 17,812; Non-residents: 22,184; Total: 39,996; %chang=
e: 3.22
Year 2005: Residents: 18,777; Non-residents: 23,055; Total: 41,832; %chang=
e: 4.59
Trade-mark Registrations:
Year 2001: Residents: 8,222; Non-residents: 8,787; Total: 17,009
Year 2002: Residents: 8,245; Non-residents: 8,820; Total: 17,065 ; %change=
: 0.33
Year 2003: Residents: 13,562; Non-residents: 14,532; Total: 28,094; %chang=
e: 64.63
Year 2004: Residents: 15,092; Non-residents: 15,857; Total: 30,949; %chang=
e: 10.16
Year 2005: Residents: 12,717; Non-residents: 14,009; Total: 26,726; %chang=
e: -13.65
The weekly Trade-marks Journal (gazette) is published using the electron=
ic desktop publishing software Framemaker. Framemaker provides enhanced fun=
ctionality, spell-checking capability and ease-of-use required for the prep=
aration of the Trade-marks Journal.
The weekly Trade-marks Journal is available on-line via our CIPO Web Site =
at http://cipo.gc.ca in PDF (portable document format). All Trade-marks Jou=
rnals from January 2000 onwards are available on-line.
The weekly Trade-marks Journal (gazette) contains marks for applications=
filed, which are advertised following approval, and announcements regardin=
g registrations. These announcements include:
- the date of the application/registration
- the serial number of the application/registration
- the name and address of the owner
- a reproduction of the trade-mark or necessary information for public ins=
pection
- a statement of wares and/or services.
The weekly Trade-marks Journal also contains notices pertaining to Office =
Practices and Policies and other various types of notices on information pe=
rtaining to the Trade-marks Office.
The Trade-marks Office maintains a complete history of its trade-mark fi= les in paper form, and information pertaining to all active marks from 1864= and inactive marks from 1979 to date in electronic form.
The Trade-marks Office uses MS-Word 2000 as its word processing package = operating in a Windows 2000 environment.
All outputs of trade-mark information, including the Trade-marks Journal= , are produced from the trade-mark computer system INTREPID II. The Trade-m= arks Journal is produced using the desktop publishing package FrameMaker (v= ersion 7) with the final output being a PDF file that is loaded onto the CI= PO web site. Most letters and reports are produced using MS-Word (2000) whi= ch is integrated within the INTREPID II system. All other outputs are produ= ced using the electronic forms package Accelio Present Central (formerly Je= tform and now owned by Adobe) which is also integrated within the INTREPID = II system. While most outputs are printed to paper, the Acknowledgement Not= ice and client proof sheet for applications filed electronically (electroni= c commerce), the trade-mark renewal certificate and trade-mark renewal conf= irmation notice, the agent renewal notice, and the agent certificate are pr= oduced in PDF (Portable Document Format) and sent to the agent/client elect= ronically as email attachements. The majority of the letters produced by Ac= celio Present Central are actually created in PDF for storage and retrieval= purpose. Some of the Word documents are also stored in PDF for retrieval p= urpose. CIPO also provides the trade-mark information to various external s= earch houses in electronic format. This ASCII information is transmitted to= the search houses using FTP (File Transfer Protocol).
Canada does not follow a formal classification system for wares or servi=
ces. Trade-mark applicants are required to file a statement in ordinary com=
mercial terms of the specific wares and/or services for their trade-mark. W=
hile Canada does not follow a formal classification system, the wares or se=
rvices are classified under the NICE classification system for reference pu=
rposes.
Canada uses both a =E2=80=9Ckey word=E2=80=9D and the Vienna Classificatio=
n system as methods of indexing the trade-mark (word elements and figurativ=
e elements). The Vienna Codes are available on the Canadian Trade-marks Dat=
abase on the CIPO Internet site.
The wares and services are classified for reference purposes under the N=
ICE classification using an automated classifier which is part of the NUANS=
(Newly Updated Automated Name Search) system.
The automated classifier dictionary has been updated with the latest versi=
on of the NICE classification.
Trade-mark applicants are not required to use pre-defined terms for thei= r statement of wares and/or services. The Trade-marks Office suggests that = the Canadian Wares and Services Manual published by the Canadian Trade-mark= s Office, and available on our web site, be used as a basis for the selecti= on of terms for the statement of wares and/or services.
All bibliographic data contained in trade-mark applications and registra= tions are maintained on the INTREPID II system.
Canada no longer maintains a manual search file. All trade-mark informat= ion is maintained within the INTREPID II system for over 972,000 marks. Thi= s information is provided to various external search services.
The Trade-marks Office utilizes an end-to-end trade-mark processing syst=
em, INTREPID II, and the system became fully operational in November 1996. =
INTREPID II operates in a client/server environment. All trade-mark employe=
es have access to the system via an internal, Local Area Network (LAN). The=
system contains bibliographic trade-mark data dating from the beginning of=
Canada's trade-mark management system in 1864, including pending and regis=
tered trade-marks, trade-mark designs, outgoing correspondence and trade-ma=
rk notices. INTREPID II is used within the office to manage the overall tra=
de-mark process, including examination, opposition, assignments and renewal=
s, and is able to make process decisions automatically. The system supports=
such specific office processes as preparing correspondence, updating infor=
mation, preparing and transmitting notices electronically, and producing of=
the Trade-marks Journal.
In July 1999, an electronic trade-mark application filing component was ad=
ded to allow a client to file their trade-mark application electronically o=
ver the Internet. The electronic commerce services have been continuously u=
pgraded and expanded with the most recent addition of Trade-mark Renewals n=
ow being available over the Internet. For all client front-ends, the inform=
ation is checked for completeness, the information is transferred to the Of=
fice via the Internet, the information is automatically loaded into the INT=
REPID II system and an electronic acknowledgement (in PDF) is emailed back =
to the client.
Other trade-mark automation initiatives in the area of Electronic Commerce=
being considered are:
- Additional electronic bi-directional transactions such as assignments, e=
tc., and Office initiated correspondence such as allowance notices, etc. wi=
ll be added over the next 1-2 years. CIPO is also investigating upgrading i=
ts existing trade-mark electronic commerce transactions into a standard XML=
format.
CIPO uses a Web based search system Marque D=E2=80=99Or for trade-mark s= earches. As well, CIPO provides its trade-mark data to other commercial dat= abases for external client use.
The INTREPID II system is integrated with an improved version of the pre= vious Trade?marks Executive Information System (EIS). The EIS system permit= s detailed and comprehensive tracking and monitoring of trade?mark processe= s. The EIS system provides daily information on production volumes and turn= ?around?times for trade?mark processes. The EIS system has recently been up= graded to an Intranet version to allow broader access to reports within the= Office.
The INTREPID II system is a client/server system with the client compone=
nt developed with Gupta SQLWindows 2005 v 4.0.0, and the UNIX (HP-UX) serve=
r using an ORACLE v9 database. Novell file servers are used for electronic =
mail and for sharing common files during development. A NFS disk area on th=
e main server is used to hold the design images. This allows client worksta=
tions to access the designs within the client interface, while storing all =
design images under the control of the main server.
SERVER
=C2=B7 HP 9000 series model L-1000
=C2=B7 Operating System HP-UX 11.0
=C2=B7 180 GB Disk (Raid5), 4GB RAM
=C2=B7 Oracle RDMS V 9.2.0.6.0
=C2=B7 Oracle SQL*Net V 8
=C2=B7 Microfocus server express 2.2
=C2=B7 TCP/IP
CLIENT WORKSTATION
=C2=B7 Over 210 workstations are connected to the server
=C2=B7 Pentium based (min 3 GHz, 256MB RAM, 80GB disk)
=C2=B7 19" or 21=E2=80=9D SVGA monitors or 17" LCD
=C2=B7 MS-Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Word 2000, Gupta SQLWindows 2005 v =
4.0.0, TCP/IP SQL*Net 9.0
=C2=B7 ViewNow NFS (Network File System)
=C2=B7 some workstations with Bar-code readers and/or scanners
PRINTERS (networked)
=C2=B7 Lexmark T622 and T616 network printers
NETWORK
=C2=B7 TCP/IP
=C2=B7 100 mb between server and switches
=C2=B7 10 mb between switches and workstation (upgradable to 100mb)
CIPO has consolidated the public access areas (search rooms) of the vari=
ous IP products (patents, trade-marks, copyrights, industrial designs, inte=
grated circuit topographies) into a single Client Service Centre. This Clie=
nt Service Centre houses both the manual search collections as well as acce=
ss to the automated search systems. The Client Service Centre is available =
to the public during normal office hours, 8:00-16:45 at its Headquarters lo=
cated in Gatineau, Qu=C3=A9bec.
Information Officers are available in the Client Service Centre to assist =
the public in all aspects of their IP requirements.
The trade-mark seach collection is managed in electronic form. The clien= ts have access to the latest versions of the electronic records. A structur= ed backup regime is in place to ensure preservation of the information.
Public access to the trade-mark electronic processing system (INTREPID I=
I) is available in the Client Service Centre.
The trade-mark database is available to the public on the Internet via the=
CIPO web site. The following trade-mark reference material is also availab=
le to the public via the CIPO web site:
=C2=B7 Trade-marks Act and Regulations
=C2=B7 Examination Manual
=C2=B7 Wares/Services Manual
=C2=B7 Practice Notices
=C2=B7 Trade-marks Guide
=C2=B7 Sample Forms
=C2=B7 Other reference materials
=C2=B7 All Trade-marks Journal (in PDF format) as of January 2000
=C2=B7 E-Services
The official index that is required to be kept under the supervision of th=
e Registrar of Trade-marks pursuant to subsection 28(1) of the Trade-marks =
Act, is accessible in the Canadian Trade-marks Database on the CIPO Interne=
t site.
The official Trade-marks Journal is available on-line in PDF (Portable D= ocument Format) http://cipo.gc.ca . Arrangements for paper copies may be ma= de with the Canadian Government Publishing PWGSC, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0S9 = Canada. Order Desk/Information: (819) 956-4800.
CIPO is presently providing trade-mark data to a variety of licenced ext=
ernal database search providers.
Weekly updates of Trade-mark data and design images are provided to the li=
cenced external database search providers.
Trade-marks participates in the various WIPO/CIPO Executive training wor= kshops.