Social Media: A Lesson for Trademark Owners
A recent Quebec case and the resulting social media criticism provides a cautionary tale for trademark owners who aggressively assert their rights. Success in the court ... Continued
SPECIAL REPORT: Have You Heard The News? Applications to Protect Sounds as Trade-marks Now Accepted in Canada
In a reversal of its long held position, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has announced that it is now accepting applications to register sounds ... Continued
I Hear You Calling – Sound Mark Applications Now Being Accepted
In a reversal of it’s long held position, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has today announced that it is now accepting applications to register ... Continued
Teachers Get Schooled In Trademarks – Again
In a previous post, we reported on a Federal Court of Canada decision, upholding the decision of the Registrar of Trademarks to refuse registration of the mark TEACHERS ... Continued
A Tale of Two Trademark Appeals
Court considered what constitutes “use” in two cases
Off to the Marché We Go! – Not Descriptive and Not Confusing
The Federal court recently dismissed an appeal to have a trademark expunged on grounds of descriptiveness and confusion. In Movenpick Holding AG v. Exxon Mobil ... Continued
Target Settlement
We are following up on a blog we posted in 2011 reporting that Target Brands Inc., the U.S. retailer, was refused an interlocutory injunction in its ... Continued
Putting The Accent On .CA Domains
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has released the results of its first consultation on its proposed implementation of .CA domains with French accent characters (known as ... Continued
Trademark Expungement Proceedings: Standing as a “Person Interested”
In McCallum Industries Ltd. v. HJ Heinz Co. Australia Ltd., the Federal Court dismissed the applicant’s action to expunge the respondent’s trademark under s. 57(1) ... Continued
Jeffrey Vicq and Michael Roman present to BCTIA on IP protection
On December 8, 2011 Jeffrey Vicq and Michael Roman of our Intellectual Property group will deliver a workshop at the BC Technology Industry Association (BCTIA) ... Continued
What’s Old is New, Yet Again: Government Reintroduces Copyright Reform Bill
On September 29, 2011 the federal government introduced into Parliament Bill C-11, the Copyright Modernization Act. Canadians have seen a great number of proposals for ... Continued
Business Beyond Borders seminar focuses on protecting IP
On November 22, 2011, Neil Melliship, Michael Roman, and Jeffrey Vicq delivered a presentation as part of the Business Beyond Borders seminar series organized by ... Continued