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Trade-marks Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. T-13) (consolidated version, status as at June 21, 2016), Canada

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Year of Version 2016 Dates Adopted: January 1, 1985 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Trademarks, Geographical Indications, Trade Names, Competition, Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body Notes This consolidated version of the Trade-marks Act incorporates amendments up to the Combating Counterfeit Products Act (S.C. 2014, c. 32), also called 'An Act to amend the Copyright Act and the Trade-marks Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts'.
The amendments made by the Combating Counterfeit Products Act to the Trade-marks Act came into force on January 1, 2015.

Among others, the amendments made by the Economic Plan Action Act 2015, No. 1, which are set out at the end of this consolidated version under the heading “Amendments Not in Force', have not yet been incorporated into the respective provisions thereof.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) English Trade-marks Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. T-13) (consolidated version, status as at June 21, 2016) PDF HTML French Loi sur les marques de commerce (L.R.C. (1985), ch. T-13) (version consolidée, état au 21 juin 2016) PDF HTML
Legislation Supersedes (3 text(s)) Supersedes (3 text(s))
Trade-marks Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. T-13) (as amended up to June 19, 2014)(CA168)
Trade-marks Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. T-13) (consolidated version, status as at January 25, 2011)(CA072)
Trade-marks Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. T-13) (consolidated version, status as at July 12, 1996)(CA011)
 Is superseded by (3 text(s)) Is superseded by (3 text(s))
Trademarks Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. T-13) (CA273)
Trade-marks Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. T-13) (as amended up to December 30, 2018) (CA209)
Trademarks Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. T-13)  (CA223)
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IP/N/1/CAN/7
IP/N/1/CAN/T/3
WIPO Lex No. CA170