CIRA Announces .CA Registry Upgrade and 24 hour service outage
Canadian Internet Registration Authority announced system update to .CA registry
RIM Wins Right To Continue Using BBM Trademark
Research in Motion Ltd. received some good news late last week, in the form of a Federal Court of Canada ruling that allows it to ... Continued
Trademark Settlement Agreements: Lost in Translation
A recent Ontario case is a rare example of parties seeking a judicial interpretation of a trademark settlement agreement. It also emphasizes the importance of ... Continued
Official Marks in Canada – Foreign public authorities need not apply
In a recent decision, the Federal Court of Canada (Trial Division) has ruled in favour of Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (“Maple Leaf”) in an appeal of ... Continued
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