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The Supreme Court of Canada has recently changed the standard of review concerning appeals from the decisions of administrative bodies....

A recent decision of the UK Court of Appeal raises some interesting issues concerning trademark infringement and passing off relating to...

A recent decision of the European Court of Justice overturned decisions of the European Union for Intellectual Property and the General...

A case before the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta raises some interesting intellectual property issues. The Facts Corus Radio Inc. and...

In November of 2017, we discussed a decision of the Federal Court of Appeal concerning a claim for trademark infringement. The Court...

A recent decision of the Federal Court has confirmed a general approach concerning section 45 proceedings. The Facts The registrant owned...

In January 2018 we discussed this bar to the registration of trademarks in Canada. The issue is in the press again as the result of a...

Recently the lawsuit commenced by Kawhi Leonard against Nike and Nike’s response has attracted significant attention. The dispute also...

A recent decision of the Federal Court relates to a claim for passing off and considers the effect of the expungement of the plaintiff’s...

A recent UK decision has considered whether the defendant’s use of a trademark on the Internet would allow an action in the UK to...

A recent decision of the Federal Court of Appeal adds clarity to the requirement to show use under the Trademarks Act for goods. The...

A recent decision of the Federal Court relates to an appeal from the Trademark Opposition Board which turned on the state of register...

It has been a very interesting year in the Copyright world with a number of significant decisions being released. The interface between...

A recent decision of the Federal Court of Appeal provides a useful summary of the law concerning the effect of infringing use on the...

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