CANADIAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY  FEES TO INCREASE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2004

                            

            

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office will increase their fees effective January 1, 2004.

 For a complete listing of the fee changes please see:

http://www.shapirocohen.com/
ciponewfeemasterlist.pdf
The following Patent items have the most significant fee increases:
       

(Effective January 1,2004)
Patent items  Current
CIPO Fee * 		New
CIPO Fee*
Filing Fee   
Request for Examination
Request for Advanced Examination
Maintenance Fees
          		$300
$400
$100
 		 $400
$800
$500
Additional
$50 per year
for the 5th
Anniversary
and later

The following Trade-mark items have the most significant fee Increase
  (Effective January 1,2004)
Trade-mark items  Current
CIPO Fee * 		New
CIPO Fee*
Filling Fee
Assignments
Statement of Oppositions
Extensions of time
Renewal		 $150
$50
$200
$50
$300		 $300(250 online)
$100
$750
$125
$400(350 online)

* all fees in Canadian funds 
 

You may wish to effect payment for some services before the January 1st deadline, in order to avoid increases.  We recommend that you forward your instructions prior to December 10, 2003 in order to take advantage of the current fees.  

If you have any questions please contact us at info@shapirocohen.com or at:

 Shapiro Cohen

112 Kent Street, Suite 2001, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5P2 P.O. Box 3440, Station D, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6P1 Tel. (613) 232-5300 Fax (613) 563-9231


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