Trademark Agent Examination Prep Course

COURSE Trademarks
Training

The IPIC Trademark Exam Prep Course is an in-depth program intended to prepare candidates for the Canadian Trademark Agent Examination.

Curriculum

The curriculum will cover topics tested in the exam:

  • Pre-advertisement issues corresponding to PART A of the Exam including searching and availability, filing applications, responding to office actions, section 12(2) and 14 affidavits.
  • Post-advertisement issues corresponding to PART B of the Exam including opposition proceedings, section 45 proceedings, licensing, assignments, renewals, infringement and passing off.

Format

The course is conducted online over 10 weeks and includes:

  • comprehensive reading material
  • weekly practice assignments reviewed by instructors
  • simulated exam questions (Q&A)
  • discussion forum
  • webinar recordings on the review of case law

A Series of Webinar Recordings

Case study webinars will assist candidates in interpreting jurisprudence, the Trade-marks Act and the Trade-marks Regulations. A former Trademark Agent Examining Board member will offer guidance on preparing for and writing the Exam. 

Assignments

  Assignment Due Dates
UNIT 1
Trademark Searching & Availability		 March 22
UNIT 2
Preparing and Filing the Trademark Application		 March 29
UNIT 3
Office Actions - Conformity (Section 30)		 April 5
UNIT 4
Office Actions - Inherent Registrability (Section 12)		 April 12
UNIT 5
Office Actions - Entitlement (Section 16)		 April 19
UNIT 6
Grounds of Opposition (Section 38(2)(a)) - Conformity		 April 26
UNIT 7
Grounds of Opposition (Section 38(2)(b)) - Registrability		 May 3
UNIT 8
Grounds of Opposition (Section 38(2)(c) and (d)) - Entitlement and Distinctiveness		 May 10
UNIT 9
Allowance, Renewals, Assignments, Licensing, Passing Off, Infringement, Combating Counterfeit Products Act		 May 17
UNIT 10
Section 45 Proceedings		 May 24

Is this course right for you?

The course is aimed at candidates who possess an understanding of:

  • the basic principles of trademark law, including descriptiveness, distinctiveness, confusion, and entitlement;
  • the trademark process from filing to registration and beyond, including exposure to office actions involving technical and substantive objections, and to assignments and licensing;
  • opposition and summary non-use cancellation proceedings, including exposure to opposition pleadings and evidence.

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Continuing Professional Development

This program may be eligible for up to 10 substantive hours for the case study webinars (1 hour per webinar) OR 20 substantive hours for completing the assignments (2 hours per assignment)

  Hours
Law Society of Ontario9
Law Society of British Columbia30
Law Society of Saskatchewan**–
Law Society of Manitoba30
Law Society of Alberta30

** An application for accreditation of the session will be submitted upon request by a participant