“Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality.”- O Wilde - In crafting Valley of Mother of God Gin, the founders of Foxglove Spirits, Malcolm Roberts and Shelly Perry, drew inspiration from the lush forests and fields...more
January 1, 2024, brought numerous hangovers along with an unprecedented amount of media attention to intellectual property law. That is because, as of the new year, one of the most famous cartoon characters in history –...more
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has now updated its Service and Website Interruptions page to inform the public of a new, and final, deadline extension in response to the ongoing health crisis....more
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has now updated its Service and Website Interruptions page to inform the public of new deadline extensions in response to the ongoing health crisis....more
The Canadian Government and its operating agencies have provided a number of responses to the COVID-19 Emergency. The purpose of this alert is to provide information about the responses pertaining to intellectual property in...more
Earlier this year, the federal government released the latest revisions to the Trademarks Act (the “Act”) and Regulations -- a key step towards implementing the most significant changes to the Canadian trademarks regime in...more
Proper usage is essential to protecting and maintaining valuable rights in trade-marks. The general rule is ‘use it or lose it’: unless a trade-mark is actually used continuously in connection with products or services,...more
The Office of the Registrar of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) processes applications for trade-mark registration based on the steps below. All the time-frames are approximate.
1. Formalities...more
Given the potential value of trade-marks in almost every business and the costs of building brand awareness in the marketplace, the selection of an enforceable trade-mark is crucial. Clients ought to consider the matters set...more
Using an unregistered mark, confers only limited rights and protections on the user/owner. Registration provides enhanced rights and advantages, including...more
The biggest changes to Canadian trademark law in 60 years are coming soon - most should be in force before the end of 2014.
The changes will affect everyone whose business involves branding in Canada. While all of the...more
In This Issue:
- “TRADEMARK” OR “TRADE-MARK”? EVEN THE SPELLING DIFFERS BETWEEN CANADIAN AND AMERICAN LAW:
The title says it all. Despite sharing a border, there are many differences between Canadian and United...more