Unlike the rest of the world, Canada has still not joined the international treaty that allows business owners to file a single trademark application to cover them in many countries at the same time.

While we are expecting this to finally change in 2016, the important thing is, what can Canadian business owners do now to protect their brands internationally.

Watch this cartoon and find out!

A part of the brainstorming process around your brand is whether it is something that can be registered as a trademark.

Not every brand is trademarkable.

Watch this cartoon and discover how to select a great trademark for your business.

If you watched last week’s cartoon, you may be wondering if your U.S. trademark would protect you in Canada&ellipse;

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So you registered your trademark in Canada.

Are you protected in the U.S. and any other countries?

What does a Canadian trademark registration actually protect?

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Every trademark application has 4 important elements.

A mistake in either one of these 4 elements will likely result in your trademark application being refused or not accurately reflecting your business goals.

Watch this cartoon and learn more about these four crucial elements of every trademark application.