Location Matters: The Perils of Geographic Names as Trademarks
When choosing a trade or business name, it may seem like a good idea to incorporate the location of your business into the name. There ... Continued
Recent Additions to the Technology and Intellectual Property Group
We are pleased to welcome two recent additions to our Technology and Intellectual Property Group: Monica Sharma and Kwan Loh. Monica is Associate Counsel with ... Continued
Bill C-59 Receives Royal Assent – Certain amendments to the Trademarks Act, Copyright Act, the Patent Act and the Industrial Designs Act
The above Bill is an omnibus budget bill which also contains the following amendments affecting intellectual property in Canada: Force majeure – Under this provision, ... Continued
Alert: Significant Changes to Canadian Design Law Expected in 2016
Superior visual aesthetics are an important competitive advantage in many market sectors, including fashion, housewares and consumer electronics. Intellectual property protection has long been available ... Continued
CASL Update – Installing a Computer Program without Consent is now Illegal
As we previously reported in our October 2014 issue, the computer program provisions of Canada’s anti-spam law (“CASL”) came into force on January 15, 2015. ... Continued
Managing the transition: the impact of Canada’s amended Trademarks Act on pending trademark applications
The recent amendments to Canada’s Trademarks Act present many interesting opportunities and challenges to brand owners and their counsel. This article focuses primarily on the ... Continued
Preparing for Canada’s Anti-Spam Law … Part Two: the Installation of Computer Programs
It has now been over four years since Canada’s Anti-Spam Law, commonly known as “CASL”, was first introduced as proposed legislation. Nevertheless, it has been ... Continued
Downloaders Beware! Federal Court Orders Disclosure of Internet Subscriber IDs
Voltage Pictures LLC v. Does, 2014 FC 161, marks a new chapter in the tenuous relationship between copyright, technology and privacy. In what is a ... Continued
Patent Prosecution Highway Revisited
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) has started 2014 off on an international foot by announcing its involvement in a new Global Patent Prosecution Highway ... Continued
Patentability of Computer-Implemented and Medical Use Inventions in Canada
As reported in the December 2010 and October 2011 editions of Knowledge Bytes, the patentability of computer-implemented inventions continues to be uncertain in Canada, as ... Continued
New Generic Top Level Domains and the Trademark Clearinghouse – What You Need to Know / What You Need to Do
As readers of our newsletter will know from our June 2011 edition, the world is entering into a period of great change in the internet ... Continued
Preparing for Canada’s Anti-Spam Law
Canada’s anti-spam legislation was introduced in 2010, but its commencement date has been delayed while the Regulations under the Act are being finalized. The official ... Continued