Back to School – Back to the Drawing Board: Trademarks and Copyrights in the Logo and Brand Refresh
Back to school! Time for that new pencil and crayon smell, new duds, and not a little reflection on the changing of the seasons and ... Continued
Competitive Intellectual Property Strategies for Growing Businesses – What Stage is Right for You?
With Vancouver Startup Week 2019 taking place this week, our Technology Transactions Practice Group is sharing a series of articles with tips and strategies for ... Continued
Distinctiveness Negated: A Tale of Two Newspapers
The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an application for leave to appeal from the Federal Court of Appeal (“FCA”) judgment in Sadhu Singh Hamdard ... Continued
Why Savvy Startups Protect their Intellectual Property
With Vancouver Startup Week 2019 taking place this week, our Technology Transactions Practice Group is sharing a series of articles with tips and strategies for ... Continued
These are the Canadian Trademark Decisions from 2018 That You Need to Know
2018 saw a number of interesting decisions of the Federal Court, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and British Columbia Supreme Court, including cases dealing with ... Continued
Canadian Copyright Law Updates
This article reviews material developments in Canadian legislation, case law, and practice in the area of copyright in 2018. All references in this article to ... Continued
Jeffrey Vicq and Athar Malik speak in Portland
At a recent roundtable meeting of the International Trademark Association in Portland, Jeffrey Vicq and Athar Malik spoke to local attorneys about pending changes to ... Continued
Did you notice? When a notice is not a notice under the Notice and Notice regime.
Introduction – the monkey in the middle The Notice and Notice regime under the Canadian Copyright Act is a made-in-Canada solution to a particular problem, ... Continued
Are Injunctions Now Easier to Obtain in Canada?
Since the mid-1990s, brand owners in Canada have considered that their chances of obtaining interlocutory injunctions for trademark infringement at the Federal Court of Canada ... Continued
Canadian Copyright Law Updates
This article reviews material developments in Canadian legislation, case law, and practice in the area of copyright in 2017. All references in this article to ... Continued
Taste the EU: CETA and the expansion of Geographical Indications
After considerable debate and negotiation, the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (“CETA”) between Canada and the European Union came into effect in Canada on September 21, ... Continued
From delay comes opportunity – it’s time for a CASL compliance check-up
In an increasingly connected society, the channels available to businesses to connect with consumers have reached unprecedented heights. This digital accessibility to consumers and their ... Continued