This post catalogs the 57 cancellation events CIPO has allocated as of 4 June 2024.
Like prosecution and opposition events, cancellation events are reflected in the Action Histories presented via CIPO’s online trademark database.
As of 4 June 2024 CIPO has created 57 different cancellation events as itemized in the table below. Click any of the first three column headers to resort the table.
| Event Code | Event Description | Rank by Usage | # Marks with This Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 538 | Notice Sent to Owner | 1 | 20,250 |
| 533 | Request Reviewed | 2 | 19,465 |
| 582 | Decision – Expunged | 3 | 13,854 |
| 505 | Extension of Time Granted to Owner | 4 | 10,164 |
| 512 | Note to File | 5 | 6,161 |
| 542 | Evidence Filed by Owner | 6 | 5,194 |
| 544 | Arguments Requested from Requester | 7 | 5,124 |
| 513 | Correspondence Created | 8 | 5,078 |
| 550 | Arguments Requested from Owner | 9 | 4,624 |
| 570 | Decision Transmitted to Parties | 10 | 3,292 |
| 591 | Case Closed – Requester Withdraws | 11 | 3,272 |
| 551 | Arguments Filed by Owner | 12 | 2,863 |
| 545 | Arguments Filed by Requester | 13 | 2,819 |
| 620 | Rescindment Received | 14 | 2,504 |
| 621 | Requester Withdraws | 15 | 2,141 |
| 562 | Oral Hearing Scheduled | 16 | 1,919 |
| 601 | Deadline – Evidence from Owner | 17 | 1,775 |
| 543 | Statement – No Argument Filed | 18 | 1,715 |
| 560 | Oral Hearing Requested – Requester | 19 | 1,520 |
| 583 | Decision – Amend Goods/Services | 20 | 1,296 |
| 561 | Oral Hearing Requested – Owner | 21 | 1,257 |
| 581 | Decision – Maintained | 22 | 1,052 |
| 534 | Evidence Served on Requester | 23 | 825 |
| 507 | Administrative Delay | 24 | 649 |
| 555 | Not Interested Letter Sent to Requester | 25 | 576 |
| 536 | Arguments Served on Requestor | 26 | 502 |
| 535 | Arguments Served on Owner | 27 | 496 |
| 575 | Appeal Initiated on Written Decision | 28 | 471 |
| 602 | Deadline – Arguments from Requester | 29 | 428 |
| 563 | Oral Hearing Cancelled | 30 | 401 |
| 559 | Registrant Attending Hearing | 31 | 327 |
| 604 | Deadline – Arguments from Owner | 32 | 324 |
| 558 | Requester Attending Hearing | 33 | 317 |
| 179 | Copy of Oral Hearing Request Forwarded to Requestor | 34 | 288 |
| 180 | Copy of Oral Hearing Request Forwarded to Owner | 35 | 275 |
| 553 | No Written Argument/Statement Filed by Requester | 36 | 170 |
| 592 | Case Closed – Registration Cancelled | 37 | 145 |
| 539 | Restricted Notice Sent to Owner | 38 | 122 |
| 554 | No Written Argument/Statement Filed by Owner | 39 | 119 |
| 580 | Decision Reversed on Appeal – Additional Evidence | 40 | 93 |
| 574 | Appeal Initiated on Automatic Decision | 41 | 92 |
| 541 | Statement – No Evidence Filed | 42 | 85 |
| 547 | Supplementary Arguments Requested from Requester | 43 | 78 |
| 573 | Oral Hearing Rescheduled | 44 | 77 |
| 596 | No Oral Hearing Requested by Owner | 45 | 76 |
| 595 | No Oral Hearing Requested by Requester | 45 | 76 |
| 552 | Evidence Received from Owner | 47 | 49 |
| 548 | Supplementary Arguments Filed by Requester | 48 | 39 |
| 600 | Deadline – Evidence from Owner | 49 | 31 |
| 576 | Appeal Discontinued | 50 | 25 |
| 577 | Decision Upheld on Appeal – Additional Evidence | 51 | 19 |
| 515 | Extension of Time Refused to Owner | 52 | 11 |
| 614 | BF – Note to File to Request Oral Hearing | 53 | 7 |
| 605 | Deadline – Supplementary Arguments | 54 | 4 |
| 521 | Letter of Remission Sent | 55 | 1 |
| 510 | With Consent – Extension of Time Granted to Owner | 55 | 1 |
| 523 | Remission Not Refused Recorded | 55 | 1 |