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Be It Resolved: IP Really Is Everywhere!
Posted on 18 Oct 2012 by Ashlee Froese

By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP Relishing the opportunity to watch smart, meaningful and intelligent debate, CanadaFashionLaw has been seriously enjoying the US election debates. Imagine our delight when intellectual property laws and counterfeiting... Read More

Tags: Ashlee Froese , Canada , Intellectual Property

Will The Canadian Trade-marks Office Get Its Groove On?
Posted on 2 Mar 2012 by Ashlee Froese

By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP Ever eager to keep our readers in tune with the latest developments, CanadaFashionLaw is excited to share some red hot news. ( Ok - yes it's about trade-marks law, but it's still pretty interesting!... Read More

Tags: Ashlee Froese , Canada , Canadian trademarks , sound trademarks , Canadian Trade-marks Office

Louboutin v. YSL Forced to Agree to Disagree
Posted on 19 Sep 2012 by Ashlee Froese

By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP The fashion law community has been carefully watching Christian Louboutin and Yves Saint Laurent battle over red-soled shoes. CanadaFashionLaw has kept its readers in the know every step of the way. We're pleased... Read More

Tags: Ashlee Froese , Yves Saint Laurent , Christian Louboutin , red shoes , color trademarks

INTA Targets Teens In Anti-Counterfeiting Campaign
Posted on 18 Apr 2012 by Ashlee Froese

By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP With the International Chamber of Commerce's recent report stating that the counterfeit goods industry may reach $1.75 trillion (US) by 2012, INTA has decided to step up its game. ( For those of you not in the... Read More

Tags: Ashlee Froese , International Trademarks Association , counterfeit , Counterfeiting , counterfeit goods

What's Happening on the Modelling Side of the Fashion Industry
Posted on 29 Oct 2012 by Ashlee Froese

By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP Model Behaviour With Toronto's Fashion Week kicking off this week [Oct. 22-26], Toronto's streets have been filled with models strutting between "go sees" for the last couple of weeks. We thought... Read More

Tags: fashion industry , Ashlee Froese , models

  • Blog Post: Birds of a Feather Do Not Flock Together

    Ashlee Froese
    By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP International Clothiers Inc. is getting well-acquainted with Canada's Federal Court. Previously , CanadaFashionLaw advised of Target's aggressive strategies prior to actually launching in Canada, which involved International Clothiers Inc. Now they are...
    on 28 Feb 2012

  • Blog Post: Will The Canadian Trade-marks Office Get Its Groove On?

    Ashlee Froese
    By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP Ever eager to keep our readers in tune with the latest developments, CanadaFashionLaw is excited to share some red hot news. ( Ok - yes it's about trade-marks law, but it's still pretty interesting! ) Last week, the Canadian Trade-marks Office issued...
    on 2 Mar 2012

  • Blog Post: Canada Sounds Off

    Ashlee Froese
    By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP CanadaFashionLaw recently reported on interesting developments with regards to Canada's foray into the non-traditional trade-marks world. Although Canada may be a late-comer to the party, it certainly is playing catch-up. Today, the Canadian Trade-marks Office...
    on 28 Mar 2012

  • Blog Post: Valuing the Invaluable: US Government Looks at IP’s Contribution to Economy

    Ashlee Froese
    By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP The US Commerce Department, in conjunction with the US Patent and Trademarks Office, recently issued a report that looked at the economic contributions of intellectual property to the US economy. It's no joke. It is estimated that intellectual property-intensive...
    on 16 Apr 2012

  • Blog Post: INTA Targets Teens In Anti-Counterfeiting Campaign

    Ashlee Froese
    By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP With the International Chamber of Commerce's recent report stating that the counterfeit goods industry may reach $1.75 trillion (US) by 2012, INTA has decided to step up its game. ( For those of you not in the know, the International Trademarks Association...
    on 18 Apr 2012

  • Blog Post: Canadian Media Houses Battle Over Fashionable Trade-marks

    Ashlee Froese
    By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP A decision was recently released relating to Toronto Life Publishing Company Limited and its successor company 1772887 Ontario Limited taking on Bell Canada in respect of its fashion-related blog in an opposition proceeding. ( OK - typing out 1772887 Ontario Limited...
    on 2 May 2012

  • Blog Post: The Other Shoe Drops

    Ashlee Froese
    By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP Zut alors! Christian Louboutin is not having a good year with the judicial system and must be seeing red! CanadaFashionLaw has extensively covered Christian Louboutin's dispute with Yves Saint Laurent in the US, with respect to YSL's use of the...
    on 13 Jun 2012

  • Blog Post: Fashion's Night Out in Canada?

    Ashlee Froese
    By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP Every Wednesday CanadaFashionLaw religiously reads the Trade-marks Journal issued by the Canadian Trade-marks Office ( what can we say - we love trade-marks !!). Something caught our eye that we thought was worthy of a quick blurb. It looks like Advance Magazine...
    on 25 Jun 2012

  • Blog Post: Copy That! An Update on Copyright Reform in Canada

    Ashlee Froese
    By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP Canadian copyright lawyers have been banging their head against the wall for a couple of years now and CanadaFashionLaw hopes that this little bit of news will alleviate their headache! You see, for years now, Canada has been trying to give its Copyright Act...
    on 5 Jul 2012

  • Blog Post: Toronto Fashion Week Gets A Little Botox

    Ashlee Froese
    By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP The twitter-verse was set ablaze this week by the surprising news that Toronto Fashion Week has been sold. This is an interesting development for North America's second largest fashion week (following New York) and goes beyond a mere change in sponsorship...
    on 15 Aug 2012

  • Blog Post: Sound Marks Just a Whisper in Canada

    Ashlee Froese
    By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP CanadaFashionLaw just wanted to give you a head's up that Canada has its first registered sound mark! It's been a long road for Metro Goldwyn Meyer ( click here to get the scoop) but they finally have protection of their roaring lion sound. Since the...
    on 15 Aug 2012

  • Blog Post: Australian Law Butts Out Branding

    Ashlee Froese
    By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP This is not altogether related to the fashion industry but it's pretty darned interesting! And, let's face it, here at CanadaFashionLaw , we can tie almost everything back to fashion!!!! Australia recently enacted probably the toughest law against the...
    on 10 Sep 2012

  • Blog Post: Louboutin v. YSL Forced to Agree to Disagree

    Ashlee Froese
    By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP The fashion law community has been carefully watching Christian Louboutin and Yves Saint Laurent battle over red-soled shoes. CanadaFashionLaw has kept its readers in the know every step of the way. We're pleased to provide a summary on the much anticipated...
    on 19 Sep 2012

  • Blog Post: Mon Dieu: Chanel Accused of Counterfeiting

    Ashlee Froese
    By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP France is known for its fashion. Perhaps more importantly within the fashion world, France is known as being one of the last remaining champions of the petites mains : highly skilled tailors and seamstresses that are the "behind the scenes" technicians...
    on 1 Oct 2012

  • Blog Post: End of the Road for Christian Louboutin v. Yves Saint Laurent

    Ashlee Froese
    By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP It appears that fashion's most infamous case has finally come to a close. If you want to read up on the Christian Louboutin v. Yves Saint Laurent case, you'll find a full summary here . Both parties seemingly came away from the Appeal decision satisfied...
    on 17 Oct 2012

  • Blog Post: Be It Resolved: IP Really Is Everywhere!

    Ashlee Froese
    By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP Relishing the opportunity to watch smart, meaningful and intelligent debate, CanadaFashionLaw has been seriously enjoying the US election debates. Imagine our delight when intellectual property laws and counterfeiting snuck into the second presidential debate...
    on 18 Oct 2012

  • Blog Post: What's Happening on the Modelling Side of the Fashion Industry

    Ashlee Froese
    By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP Model Behaviour With Toronto's Fashion Week kicking off this week [Oct. 22-26], Toronto's streets have been filled with models strutting between "go sees" for the last couple of weeks. We thought this would be a good opportunity to see what's...
    on 29 Oct 2012

  • Blog Post: Glass Half Empty for Industrial Design Protection in Canada?

    Ashlee Froese
    By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP An interesting decision was recently issued by Canada's Federal Court, which has sparked some interest in the intellectual property arena: Bodum USA, Inc. and PI Design AG v. Trudeau Corporation (1889) Inc. The case focuses on industrial design infringement...
    on 12 Nov 2012

  • Blog Post: Canada Fashion Law - Mon Dieu: Canada est Bilingue!

    Ashlee Froese
    By Ashlee Froese of Gilbert's LLP It's a good thing that old Montreal is so darned charming because doing business there can cause some retailers a headache! When launching a product or business in Canada it is important to remember that Canada is a bilingual country. And it can be a PR and...
    on 21 Feb 2013