Canada’s trade-mark regime was officially given a maaaaaajor dose of botox on June 19, when proposed changes to trade-marks legislation was given royal assent. Whereas some revisions were expected, others have brand owners and their trusty trade... Read More
Previously , CanadaFashionLaw covered retailers’ challenge to the Office Quebecois de la Langue Francaise (basically, the French language police). The Quebec Superior Court issued their decision last week which put the reins on the French language... Read More
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... Read More
On September 14, 2010, Google is set to change its controversial AdWords policy for Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland and most of the rest of Europe. 1 In recent years, Google has systematically altered its AdWords trademark policy - both geographically... Read More
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... Read More
On 2 June 2010, the Canadian Federal Government introduced a bill (C-32) to amend Canada's Copyright Act, in response to demands for reform relating largely to enhanced protection for copyright holders and stronger measures to address online infringement... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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
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
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... Read More