DDIP Tidbits – 04/06/2009

1. The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has issued a warning regarding "certain companies [that] are soliciting payment for Canadian trade-mark registration applications that were in fact not requested." If you have received an invoice relating to a Canadian trademark that did not originate from your trademark agent/attorney or the CIPO, the CIPO recommends that you contact your agent or the CIPO at the number provided in the CIPO warning.

CIPO Warning: LINK

2. The USPTO is requesting nominations for Public Advisory Committees established by the 1999 Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act. The two committees were established, according to the USPTO announcement below, to review the policies, goals, performance, budget and user fees of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) with respect to patents, in the case of the Patent Public Advisory Committee, and with respect to trademarks, in the case of the Trademark Public Advisory Committee, and to advise the Director on these matters." Nominations are due by May 15, 2009, and submission instructions are provided in the link below.

USPTO Announcement: LINK