Monica Sharma joins Clark Wilson
Clark Wilson is pleased to welcome Monica Sharma as Associate Counsel to the firm’s Technology and Intellectual Property Groups. Monica advises technology businesses at all ... Continued
Preparing for Canada’s Anti-Spam Law … Part Two: the Installation of Computer Programs
It has now been over four years since Canada’s Anti-Spam Law, commonly known as “CASL”, was first introduced as proposed legislation. Nevertheless, it has been ... Continued
Canadian Intellectual Property Office posts proposed amendments to Trademarks Regulations
CIPO posts proposed amendments to Trade-marks Regulations
CIPO’s acceptable wares and services entries: added to TMClass, made Trilateral friendly
CIPO’s acceptable wares and services entries are added to TMClass and made Trilateral friendly (partnership in US, Japan and Korea under OHIM regime)
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
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
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
Amendments to Trademarks Act Re-introduced in Parliament
Canadian government introduced Bill C-8: An Act to Amend the Copyright Act and the Trade-marks Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, aka the Combating Counterfeit Products Act