(1) the definition of what constitutes a trademark has been expanded to include all signs capable of distinguishing goods or services of a company or person, including colors, sounds and certain shapes;

(2) provision for the registration of service marks and collective marks has been introduced;

(3) registrations are subject to cancellation for unjustified non-use for any continuous period of 5 years, and token or pro-forma use will not be considered, since use has to be bona fide commercial use;

(4) rights in a trademark will no longer arise from use, but rather from registration,

(5) registrations will be granted for a period of 10 years and are renewable for additional 10-year terms.