Combating Counterfeit Products Act –  Recording Registered Trademarks With Canadian Border Service Agency
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Combating Counterfeit Products Act – Recording Registered Trademarks With Canadian Border Service Agency

Canada’s Parliament passed Bill C-8 in December 2014 — the Combating Counterfeit Products Act (“CCPA”).  CCPA amends the Trademarks Act by providing for new trademark prohibitions and offences, and new broader measures for detaining counterfeit goods. Prior to this Bill becoming law, Canadian Customs had no legal authority to seize a commercial shipment based on…