Canadian certificates of trademark registration and renewal are looking a bit different this year. The certificates, along with copyright registrations, have been reflected to update the fact that Canada is celebrating its 150th birthday in 2017.

The Canada 150 Logo that has temporarily replaced the other maple leaves that used to grace the certificates was designed by Toronto student Ariana Cuvin. Cuvin’s design was selected from over 300 designs submitted by students across Canada in a contest that was not without controversy.

A version of the logo was published in December 2, 2015 edition of the Canadian Trade-marks Journal. Under Section 9(1)(n)(iii) of the Canadian Trade-Marks Act, prohibits anyone from adopting as a trademark any mark used by a public authority in Canada, where the Registrar has given public notice or its adoption and use. The Publication No. for this logo is 923,450.