Neil Melliship quoted on proposed changes to the Trademarks Act (Bill C-31)
Neil Melliship was quoted in an article in the leading online publication World Trademark Review on the effects of Bill C-31, which will result in ... Continued
Jeffrey Morton to present at IPIC Licensing Committee Webinar
Jeffrey Morton will be presenting a webinar for the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada’s Licensing Committee on Tuesday, June 3, 2014. Jeffrey will highlight critical ... Continued
Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation Resources
Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation is among the toughest anti-spam laws in the world and is now in effect as of July 1, 2014. Ensure you and ... Continued
Fumbling Towards Accession: Canadian government proposes massive trademark law overhaul
Canadian government proposes massive trade-mark law overhaul in preparation for Madrid Protocol, Nice Agreement and Singapore Treaty
Jeff Morton published in IPIC Bulletin
Jeff Morton, along with lawyers from Gowlings and Dorsey & Whitney (New York), recently published an article entitled “Key Differences Between Canada and the United ... 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
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