Bonhomme’s Bad Day
Maclean’s alleged corruption in Quebec City Winter Carnival, alleged trade-mark infringement
Third Time’s The Charm? Significant Canadian Copyright Reform Bill Introduced
In early June, the Conservative government introduced new legislation into Parliament that, if passed, would significantly reform the Canadian Copyright Act. Titled the Copyright Modernization ... Continued
Jeffrey Vicq quoted in World Trademark Review
Jeffrey Vicq was quoted in the article entitled “Canada’s police force sounds ready to give up on IP enforcement”, published by the World Trademark Review ... Continued
“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
2010 Annual Review of Law and Practice
The 19th edition of the CLE-BC Annual Review of Law & Practice has been released, with contributions by Clark Wilson lawyers. Allyson Baker, Glen Boswall, ... Continued
Jeffrey Vicq to speak at Seattle University
Jeffrey Vicq will be delivering a guest lecture at Seattle University’s School of Law on April 1. He will be speaking to a class of ... Continued
Jeffrey Vicq on defamation defences and new media
Jeffrey Vicq’s article titled “New defamation defences benefit the Twitiverse” is featured in the February 12, 2010 issue of The Lawyers Weekly. The article discusses ... 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
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: CIPO Changes Section 45 Procedures
CIPO amends practices for s. 45 procedures
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
…and then quickly wanes.
Update to post: SCC rejects leave to appeal to Scotch Whiskey Association
Free iPhone Bike App Sparks Dispute
Free iPhone bike app sparks dispute over trade-mark BIXI