Industry committee  That's an interesting question because on Madrid all we have is one provision in Bill C-31 that leaves it to the Governor in Council to enact regulations. So we haven't seen anything about how this government is going to implement the Madrid protocol.

Industry committee  The Singapore treaty, there are lots of provisions in both Bill C-8 and Bill C-31 that deal with the Singapore treaty. The Singapore treaty is all about harmonizing procedural requirements for filing trademark applications.

Industry committee  Yes.

Industry committee  Essentially.

Industry committee  I haven't heard that, sorry.

Industry committee  It depends. It depends first if the business is represented by an agent or a law firm. It depends on—

Industry committee  The official fees—

Industry committee  It's $250 for the application fee. There's a $200 registration fee. There are fees for requesting extensions of time to file declarations of use of $125—

Industry committee  Well, again, we understand that some of the international community, including Europe, is rethinking these requirements—

Industry committee  Yes, Europe is a big one, and the U.S., our largest trading partner, has this requirement.

Industry committee  No, they're rethinking it. That's my understanding.

Industry committee  Europe at the moment does not require it, but they're rethinking it, again, because of issues like this, like the trademark squatting, pre-clearing, and the cost, etc.

Industry committee  Yes, I agree that it is the most significant. There are others, but it's the most.

Industry committee  Well, I did touch on it a little bit in my remarks: the fact that there's only a six-month window for correcting errors made by CIPO on registrations; the fact that applicants could be facing a class fee not only at the filing of an application but at renewal, for example, which

Industry committee  That's part of the picture. What can happen is that spurious folks who have no interest in Canada come in. They will not now face a requirement to declare use. They can get registered. They can go and initiate infringement in passing off or—