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
Just in time for the Olympics – a Race to the Trademark Podium
As we approach the opening ceremonies of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) has launched a lawsuit against outdoor apparel maker ... Continued
Neil Melliship named to the World Trademark Review 1000
Clark Wilson LLP is proud to announce that Neil Melliship was recently named to the 2014 World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000, an annual listing of ... Continued
Canadian Government Tables 5 IP Treaties in the House of Commons
Canadian government tabled five intellectual law treaties (Madrid Protocol, Singapore Treaty, Nice Agreement, Hague Convention and Patent Law Treaty)
.CA Domain Names Held To Be Personal Property
.ca domain names held to be personal property by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (and, as such, subject to the rules governing any personal property, including those against wrongful conversion)
Cigars and Alcohol: Confusing Trademarks
Cigars and alcohol were held to be confusing trademarks in a Federal Court appeal of a TMOB decision over the COHIBA mark versus the LAZARO COHIBA mark
Neil Melliship quoted in Canadian Lawyer
Neil Melliship was quoted in Uses and abuses of trademarks online, a recent Canadian Lawyer article examining how the parameters that define trademark registration and ... Continued
Jeffrey Vicq quoted in Postmedia News article
Clark Wilson partner Jeffrey Vicq was recently quoted in a Postmedia News piece, “Royal Canadian Legion tells Reddit to remove poppy symbol over trademark concerns.” The ... Continued
Amendments to Trademarks Act Re-introduced in Parliament
Canadian government introduced Bill C-8: An Act to Amend the Copyright Act and the Trade-marks Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, aka the Combating Counterfeit Products Act
Bodum: Appeal Court Affirms Trademark Distinctiveness Analysis
FCA affirmed the Federal Court’s trade-mark distinctiveness analysis in Bodum v. Meyer case
Seva Batkin featured in Techvibes
Seva Batkin was recently featured in Techvibes answering the question What Should Tech Companies Consider When Patent Trolls Come Calling? His article examined the impact ... Continued
MACDIMSUM: Challenging a Family of Marks
In Cheah v. McDonald’s Corporation, the Federal Court of Canada held that MACDIMSUM is likely to be confusing with the MacDonald’s family of trademarks. Focusing ... Continued