Intellectual Property

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Significant Changes to Canada’s Trade-marks Regime
Posted on 24 Jun 2014 by Ashlee Froese

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

Quebec Court: Canada’s Kinda Bilingual
Posted on 17 Apr 2014 by Ashlee Froese

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

Copy That! An Update on Copyright Reform in Canada
Posted on 5 Jul 2012 by 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... Read More

Google Set To Change Its Trademark Policy Throughout Canada And Most Of Europe
Posted on 2 Sep 2010 by Scott Pickett

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

Tags: Canada , AdWords , Google

Fashion's Night Out in Canada?
Posted on 25 Jun 2012 by 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... Read More

Canada Introduces Copyright Amendment Bill
Posted on 18 Jun 2010 by Jim Holloway, Christopher Aide & Rob Kittredge

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

Significant Changes to Canada’s Trade-marks Regime
Posted on 24 Jun 2014 by Ashlee Froese

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

Canadian Media Houses Battle Over Fashionable Trade-marks
Posted on 2 May 2012 by 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... Read More

Glass Half Empty for Industrial Design Protection in Canada?
Posted on 12 Nov 2012 by 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... Read More

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

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

Canada Fashion Law - Mon Dieu: Canada est Bilingue!
Posted on 21 Feb 2013 by 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... Read More

Significant Changes to Canada’s Trade-marks Regime
Posted on 24 Jun 2014 by Doug Esten

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