By May M. Cheng ( April 26, 2023, 10:45 AM EDT) -- Trademark professionals in Canada have been following with interest the evolution of the “bad faith registration” expungement ground since its introduction pursuant to Bill C-86 and coming into force on June 17, 2019. The stated purpose of s. 18(1)(e) of the Trademarks Act, RSC 1985, C. T-13, which introduces the bad faith ground, is to prevent abuse of the trademark regime and impede the registration of trademarks where the registrant intends only to extract value from preventing others from using the trademark....