{"id":20140,"date":"2024-06-11T20:38:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T20:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpata-cabamc.ca\/?page_id=20140"},"modified":"2026-04-17T09:23:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:23:29","slug":"cpatas-approach-to-unauthorized-practice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cpata-cabamc.ca\/en\/public-resources\/cpatas-approach-to-unauthorized-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Unauthorized Practice and Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20140\" class=\"elementor elementor-20140\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab2e511 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab2e511\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eeb41a3\" data-id=\"eeb41a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-629e094 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"629e094\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Unauthorized Practice <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d8b090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d8b090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Individuals who are not licensed with CPATA and represent themselves as patent agents or trademark agents, or who offer services only agents are permitted to undertake in accordance with the Patent Act or Trademarks Act, are engaging in unauthorized practice. The <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">CPATA Act<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (ss. 67 \u2013 71) provides that any person, other than an agent in good standing, must not use the titles \u2018patent agent\u2019 or \u2018trademark agent\u2019 or any variation of those titles in any manner that leads to a reasonable belief that the person is an agent.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:420,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-312e5b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"312e5b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fraud<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f553bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f553bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Occasionally, members of the public are targeted in deliberate phishing attempts by fraudulent individuals and companies. These scams are becoming more frequent and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> both<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> licensees and IP rights holders should exercise caution.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you receive an e-mail about your intellectual property, as mentioned in this\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbb.org\/article\/news-releases\/30258-bbb-business-scam-alert-fake-patent-and-trademark-renewal-emails-are-targeting-business-owners\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">BBB article<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, you should:\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">be wary of \u2018urgent\u2019 e-mails you don\u2019t expect from a source you don\u2019t know, especially those requesting financial information;\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">review\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ised-isde.canada.ca\/site\/canadian-intellectual-property-office\/en\/warning-scam-notices-related-patents-or-trademarks\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">this information<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202ffrom the Canadian Intellectual Property Office about scam notices;\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">consider whether the email address of the sender seems legitimate;\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">verify if the name used appears as a registered agent in CPATA\u2019s\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/registre-public-register.cpata-cabamc.ca\/?language=en_CA\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Public Register<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">;\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">look up online the information provided in the email and see if others have experienced problems;\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reach out to your agent with questions or concerns about communications you receive instead of responding directly to them; and\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">never give personal, business or financial information to a stranger.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffcc2b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffcc2b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Notices <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a35443 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a35443\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a title=\"URL d'origine\u00a0: https:\/\/cpata-cabamc.ca\/en\/trademark-scam-circulating-cpata-advises-public-caution\/. Cliquez ou appuyez si vous faites confiance \u00e0 ce lien.\" href=\"https:\/\/cpata-cabamc.ca\/en\/trademark-scam-circulating-cpata-advises-public-caution\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-linkindex=\"8\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">IP Scams Circulating \u2013 CPATA Advises Public Caution<\/a> (last updated: April 17, 2026; first published: November 4, 2024)<\/p><p><a title=\"URL d'origine\u00a0: https:\/\/cpata-cabamc.ca\/en\/scams-targeting-ip-rights-holders-continue-in-2025\/. Cliquez ou appuyez si vous faites confiance \u00e0 ce lien.\" href=\"https:\/\/cpata-cabamc.ca\/en\/scams-targeting-ip-rights-holders-continue-in-2025\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-linkindex=\"9\">Scams Targeting IP Rights Holders Continue in 2025<\/a>\u00a0(January 15, 2025)<\/p><p><a title=\"URL d'origine\u00a0: https:\/\/cpata-cabamc.ca\/en\/scam-alert-fraudulent-notices-related-to-patents-and-trademarks\/. Cliquez ou appuyez si vous faites confiance \u00e0 ce lien.\" href=\"https:\/\/cpata-cabamc.ca\/en\/scam-alert-fraudulent-notices-related-to-patents-and-trademarks\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-linkindex=\"10\">Scam Alert \u2013 Fraudulent Notices Related to Patents and Trademarks<\/a>\u00a0(August 1, 2024)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca91ce8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca91ce8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CPATA\u2019s Role <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab7b39f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab7b39f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">CPATA takes a risk-focused, proportional and, where necessary in the public interest, escalated approach to responding to concerns about unauthorized practice. Responses can range from educational communications in cases of inadvertent lack of due diligence, to warnings and requests for rectification, to seeking Court Orders to prevent ongoing misrepresentations and harm.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:420,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Under the <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">CPATA Act<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, CPATA can take actions to protect the public where demonstrable harm exists as a result of unauthorized practice. This includes by way of summary convictions and fines up to $50,000.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:420,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c333ab5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c333ab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anyone who believes that someone is misrepresenting themselves as an agent or is acting in nefarious, fraudulent ways should notify CPATA by filling in the form below. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/cpata-cabamc.ca\/en\/public-resources\/agent-conduct-inquiry-complaint-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Notify CPATA<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unauthorized Practice Individuals who are not licensed with CPATA and represent themselves as patent agents<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":47,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"unboxed","site-sidebar-style":"unboxed","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-20140","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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