What types of marks are not eligible for trademark registration in Canada?

You cannot register the following as trademarks in Canada:

• Generic names


• Signs that conflict with Canadian moral standards


• Signs that may disrupt public order


• Names of international organizations


• Flags or symbols of countries and regions


• Surnames


• Marks that are not distinctive


• Geographical names


• Deceptive names suggesting a connection to a living person


• Portraits of individuals who have died in the last 30 years


• Signatures of individuals who have died in the last 30 years


• Marks related to plant varieties (under the Plant Breeders' Rights Act)


• Marks that could be confused with those already published in the Canadian Trademarks Journal