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trademarks on public signs

By Occasional Contributors | 2 Minutes Read October 22, 2019

Businesses have until November 24 to put their French face forward

As previously reported, Quebec companies that display a non-French trademark on outdoor signage in the absence of a French generic term, slogan or description have until November 24, 2019 to comply with the new rules requiring a “sufficient presence of French”.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting / branding, language of commerce and business, non-French signage, Regulation Respecting the Language of Commerce and Business, rooftop signs, storefront signage, trademarks on public signs

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 3 Minutes Read April 30, 2014

Business trademarks may be displayed in Quebec in a language other than French

On April 9, 2014, the Quebec Superior Court ruled that businesses in Quebec may continue to display their trademarks on public signs outside their premises in a language other than French if no French version of the trademark has been registered.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Business / Business, businesses in Quebec, Charter of the French Language, Doing business in Quebec, francization certificates, French generic descriptor, la loi 101, language other than French, language rules, Office québécois de la langue française, public signs and posters and commercial advertising, Quebec, registered trademarks, Regulation Respecting the Language of Commerce and Business, trademark exception, trademarks, trademarks on public signs, Une marque de respect de la loi

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