CIPO Contemplating Changes – Extensions of Time in Examination
CIPO announced new consultation regarding proposed change in practice for granting extensions of time in examination
More Beer Brand Wars
You can tell that it’s Fall up here in the Great White North. The weather is turning cooler, the NHL preseason is in full swing ... Continued
Limey! Another Beer Battle a-Brewing
News today that another battle is brewing in Canada’s notoriously litigious beer industry: Waterloo’s Brick Brewing Co. Ltd.–makers of Canadian beer brands Laker, Formosa, Red ... Continued
Arbitrator Dismisses Google-Related Grievance
In the February 2009 issue of Campus Counsel, we published an article exploring the growth of cloud computing, and considering some of the many issues ... Continued
High Hurdles to Olympic Trade-mark Use
With six months left until the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games, it seems appropriate to highlight another story involving Olympic trademarks. The Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) ... Continued
Wal-mart claims trademark infringement by union website
A recent New York Times story reports that Wal-mart Canada has filed a complaint in Quebec Superior Court, seeking an injunction against a union website’s ... Continued
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: CIPO Changes Section 45 Procedures
CIPO amends practices for s. 45 procedures
Trademark Clearinghouse To Help Combat Cybersquatting?
A story earlier this week reported that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) – the organization charged with oversight of the Internet, ... Continued
Facebook’s New User Name Policy: a Tempest in a Teapot?
On June 13, 2009, the social networking website, Facebook, Inc. began to allow users to personalize their URLs (web addresses) with a unique username (ie: ... Continued
Ch-ch-ch-ch changes!
CIPO adopted revisions to examination practices: time period to respond to examiner objections, no longer issuing doubtful case or courtesy letters
Corporate Knights Jousts with Maclean’s
Maclean’s story draws ire of magazine Corporate Knights
New Anti-Spam Bill May Be Tough to Stomach
Canada’s proposed new Anti-Spam legislation (Bill C-27), which would enact the Electronic Commerce Protection Act (“ECPA”), has recently gone through a second reading in the ... Continued