“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
Picasso said: “good artists borrow, great artists steal.” Or maybe he took the phrase from someone else. In any case, the US Supreme Court has again confounded the legal world by upending expectations, if not years of...more
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Just under the wire, before the end of 2022, Canada enacted a significant change to its copyright law. December 30 was fixed as the day on which section 281 of the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1 came into force. The...more
Over the last several years, you may have heard the term “blockchain.” Blockchain technology has emerged as an innovative, record-keeping technology, most notably recognized as the underlying technology behind Bitcoin...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