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In this blog entry we deal with copyright developments in the last few months The Ontario Court of Appeal has refused to extend the right...

The Madrid System is a solution for registering and managing trademarks on a worldwide basis. A single international trademark...

A decision of the Supreme Court of the United States has concluded that a plaintiff must show use in commerce in the United States of the...

Ebox Inc. (the Applicant) applied for the trademark EBOX TV (the Mark) based on proposed use in Canada in association with services...

A recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United States has considered the balance between the rights of a trademark owner and the...

Shaoguan Risen Trading Corporation Ltd., (the “Applicant”) owns a trademark registration for the trademark DOUBLE SWALLOW BRAND & DESIGN...

It is taking approximately 50 months for CIPO to examine a trademark application. This is a national embarrassment which just does not...

A Representaion or Description The requirement to provide a “drawing” has been replaced with the broader concept of a “representation” or...

A decision of the English High Court of Justice raises some interesting trademark and branding issues. Lidl Great Britain Ltd v Tesco...

A Palpable and Overriding Error Must be Shown to Successfully Appeal From an Examiner's Refusal Tweak-D Inc. v. Attorney General of...

When Not to Seek a Summary Trial! Dermaspark Products Inc v. Patel 2023 FC 388 A defendant categorized the plaintiff’s claims as an...

A decision of the Federal Court deals with abandonment of registered trademark as well as bad faith. Travel Leaders Group, LLC v. 2042923...

An application for the registration of a trademark for goods or services may be filed if the applicant is using or proposes to use, and...

In this blog entry we deal with copyright developments in the last few months. The General Term of Protection The general term of...

Under the amended Trademarks Act after June 17, 2019, the rules for determining priority have been changed because of the elimination of...

A decision of the English High Court of Justice deals with the responsibility of officers and directors of a company for alleged...

A recent decision of the Federal Court of Appeal emphasizes the importance of the evidence required to succeed in a trademark opposition....

A decision of the Federal Court confirms the approach to be taken concerning trademarks composed of Chinese characters and deals with bad...

A decision of the Federal Court deals with trademark use for both goods and services and provides an answer to the question raised above....

Departing from the precise form of a trademark as registered is not a wise practice unless it is carefully planned and implemented by...