Contempt of Court: Compounding a Trademark and Copyright Breach
Federal Court of Appeal upheld a sentence for contempt, one of several court decisions and orders arising from trade-mark and copyright infringements dating back to the 1990s
Survey On Preparation For New gTLDs
A survey is now being conducted by World Trademark Review (WTR), seeking input from marketing and trademark professionals as to their views on how industry ... Continued
First Canadian Decision on Keyword Advertising
BCSC issued first Canadian court decision dealing with use by one party of another party’s trade-marks in keyword advertising
Feud Over Family Name Spills Into Federal Court
Federal Court ordered expungement of STENNER mark on basis that it was not distinctive
“Bad Faith” Decisions Bad News for Trademark Applicants?
Article by Jeffrey Vicq originally published on the Ipilogue regarding trademark prosecution comparisons between the US and Canada
Special Circumstances Excuse Non-Use of Trademark
Cobalt Brands, LLC v. Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP concerned the registration of the mark USQUAEBACH & Design for use in association with blended Scotch Whiskey. ... Continued
Trademark Issues at Richmond Night Market
Target Event Production Ltd. v. Paul Cheung and Lions Communication Inc. concerns a trademark and copyright claim that arose when the Defendants took advantage of ... Continued
Proposed Practice Notices: Professional Designations and Abbreviations, Acronyms and Initials
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has initiated two short consultations (January 29 to February 28, 2010) for proposed Practice Notices regarding section 12(1)(b) of the ... Continued
Books Titles Unregistrable as Trademarks in Canada
Federal Court decision suggeste that book titles are prima facie not properly registrable trade-marks in Canada
VANOC Seeing Red over Marketing Campaign
Another marketing campaign has attracted criticism from the Vancouver Organizing Committe for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games (VANOC). A story today reports that Scotiabank’s ... Continued
VANOC Gets Sour Taste From Lululemon
Vancouver based yoga wear retailing phenom Lululemon Atletica has tweaked the nose of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games (VANOC), ... Continued
Proving a Trademark Licence
3082833 Nova Scotia Company v. Lang Michener LLP and Registrar of Trade-marks illustrates the importance of providing evidence of any licences in place when confronted ... Continued