Confusion Analyses: No Need to Consider All Potential and Unidentified Uses of a Word Mark
On April 27, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal from the Federal Court of Appeal decision, Domaines Pinnacle Inc v...
6-Year Prison Sentence for Alanis Morissette Ex-Manager
A California federal judge sentenced former business manager of Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, Jonathan Schwartz, to 6...
Purchasing Keywords for Search Engine Optimization: “Passing-off”?
In its decision issued on January 26, 2017 (2017 BCCA 41), the British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) overturned the British Columbia...
Extending Copyright to Computer Screenshots
The case of Davydiuk v Internet Archive Canada and Internet Archive (2016 FC 1313) has been part of the attempt of the Plaintiff, Mr....
Canadian Trademarks Office to Send out Courtesy Nice Classification Notices
Canada is gearing up to its adherence to the international treaties affecting intellectual property law. With such adherence will come...
Supreme Court of Canada Ruling on Sensitive Information and “Implied Consent” under PIPEDA
The case of Royal Bank of Canada v Trang, 2016 SCC 50 was recently before the Supreme Court of Canada. In its decision, Justice Côté...
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