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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...

A recent decision of the Federal Court of Appeal clarifies when the use of a trademark by an affiliate of the trademark owner accrues to...

Cybersquatting Cybersquatting occurs when a third party registers a domain name consisting of, or similar to, a brand name to which they...

A recent decision of the US Supreme Court has attracted significant publicity. In the decision, the court disagreed with the USPTO and...

A recent decision of the High Court of Justice in the United Kingdom considered the use of cheat software for the video game called Grand...

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...

2019 has been a momentous year for trademark owners and their advisors. We have experienced the culmination of the trademark reform...

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...

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...