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Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46) (as amended up to November 20, 2012), Canada
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Year of Version
2012
Dates
Adopted:
January 1, 1985
Type of Text
IP-related Laws
Subject Matter
Trademarks,
Trade Names,
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets),
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights),
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
Industrial Property
Notes
This consolidated version of the Criminal Code (R.S., 1985, c. C-46) incorporates all the amendments up to 2012.
The notification by Canada to the WTO under Article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
The Criminal Code 'provides criminal remedies relating to the forging of a trademark; passing off; possession of instruments designed or intended to be used in forging a trademark; the defacing, concealing or removing of a trademark or name of another person without the consent of that person for the purpose of sale or traffic; and the selling of used, remade or reconditioned goods that bear a trademark or trade name or another person without full disclosure.'
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Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46) (as amended up to November 20, 2012)
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Code criminel (L.R.C., 1985, ch. C-46) (tel que modifié jusqu’à 20 novembre 2012)
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