CIPO Approves New Wares and Services Descriptions
CIPO announced approval of over 500 new or changed wares (goods) and services descriptions in its online Wares and Services Manual
CIRA Announces Implementation Date For New CDRP Policy and Rules
Canadian Internet Registration Authority announced revised Dispute Resolution Policy and Rules to take effect Aug. 22, 2011
CIPO Wares and Services Manual Contracts Again
CIPO announced discovery that a number of the entries it added to the Wares and Services Manual as a result of Canada’s participation in the drade-mark identification harmonization project
Bigger! Better! Wares and Services Manual Expands
CIPO has approved and activiated more than 12,000 new entries in the Wares and Services Manual
Keyword Advertising Appeal Discounts Trademark Analogies
Canada continues to await its first Court decision on the use of trademarks in keyword advertising. The British Columbia Court of Appeal issued its decision this week in ... Continued
Social Networking Policy – Do you have one?
The majority of employees, young and old, are accessing social networking sites on a daily basis. We are often asked to speak about or advise ... Continued
Domain Names Update
As an update to our June and December 2009 editions of Knowledge Bytes regarding the expansion of generic Top Levels (“gTLDs”), there is yet a ... Continued
Federal Court of Canada Significantly Broadens Patentable Subject Matter
The Trial Division of the Federal Court of Canada recently issued a judgment Amazon.com, Inc. v. The Commissioner of Patents that has the potential to ... Continued
Bonhomme, Maclean’s “meilleurs amis”
Update to Maclean’s use of image of Bonhomme (mascot of Quebec Qinter Carnival): settlement reached
@YOUR_COMPANY: Understanding and Protecting Your Company’s Social Media Rights
Social media: love it, or hate it, it is becoming increasingly clear that Canadian businesses should not ignore it. Facebook now ranks with Google as ... Continued
48 Hours in Silicon Valley
Mark Longo and Brock Smith of our Technology Group will be participating in the upcoming C100 event 48 Hours in the Valley on October 27 ... Continued
Bonhomme’s Bad Day
Maclean’s alleged corruption in Quebec City Winter Carnival, alleged trade-mark infringement