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A brand owner needs to establish procedures for responding to false or negative product reviews and the like. Consumers are more likely...

Typically, each user of a social media site will have an individual username assigned to them that consists of a URL. Brand owners should...

The emergence of social media sites such as Meta (formerly Facebook), Twitter and Instagram has materially affected brand owners. These...

A recent U.K. decision illustrates that the determination of whether two competing trademarks are confusing involves considerable...

What are they? Search Engine Ranking refers to the process search engines use to determine where a particular piece of content should...

Search engine advertising is a multi-billion-dollar industry in the United States. The major search engine operators sell keywords to...

Pop-up Advertisements Pop-up advertisements are used to catch consumer’s attention. A pop-up advertisement is a window not initiated by a...

Once it is decided that it is necessary to take steps, there are numerous possible courses of action. However, care needs to be taken...

A decision of the Federal Court of Appeal, released on December 9, 2020, Group III International Ltd. v. Travelway Group International...

A recent decision of the Federal Court of Appeal [2020 FCA 134] has confirmed a trial decision [2018 FC 895] which considered the concept...

A recent decision of a Judge of the English High Court [2020] EWHC 713 provides a possible approach to the enforcement of trademark...

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...

A recent decision of the Federal Court has granted a site-blocking order against several Internet Service providers (ISPs). The...

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 emphasizes the need for evidence of actual confusion in an action for infringement. The Facts...

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...

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...