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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 Federal Court deals with section 45 proceedings and whether the use of a variant of the registered trademark by...

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 Federal Court illustrates the importance of clearly understanding the nature of a business venture and the...

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 considers a ground of opposition based on lack of distinctiveness and reviews what evidence is...

A recent decision of the Federal Court expunged the registration of a trademark on the grounds the mark was not distinctive at the time...

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

A recent decision of the Federal Court of Appeal raises interesting issues relating to the transfer of a trademark. The Facts In this...

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 dispute between family members concerning the use of their family name in association...

A judge of the Federal Court recently granted an interim injunction in a case involving patent infringement. This is very unusual. An...

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...

With the implementation of the current amendments to the Trademarks Act set to come into force on June 17, 2019, it is interesting that...