Deceptively Clear? Geographic Names & Trademarks in Canada

2016-12-02

The Canadian IP Office will change how it examines geographic names in trademarks. See the linked Practice Notice for guidance…

16 November 1976: Canada Granted Patent Number One Million

2016-11-16

Forty years ago, Canada granted its 1 millionth patent. Today, the Canadian IP Office celebrates this milestone, and invites you…

No Response to USPTO Action Against DRUMPF Trademark Application?

2016-11-09

Last night’s United States presidential election may still be fresh in many peoples’ minds. Earlier this year, in May, the…

I Ain’t Afraid of No Goats? Personality / IP Rights & Social Media

2016-10-08

Love this linked photo, which appeared on Facebook, from a personality / IP rights perspective… In the foreground, Bill Murray…

Father Live-Streams Baby’s Birth on Facebook, Sues Yahoo and ABC for Broadcasting Clip

2016-10-02

After a California resident live-streamed his son’s birth on Facebook, a clip from the video was broadcast by ABC’s “Good…

What is Copyright? See the Canadian IP
Office’s New Video on YouTube

2016-09-07

The Canadian IP Office invites you to check out their new video which appears on the Innovation, Science and Economic…

Anybody-Biddi-Biddi Gambling on Buck Rogers? Copyright / Public Domain in
Suspended Animation

2016-08-09

In 1928, Philip Francis Nowlan wrote a Buck Rogers novella called Armageddon 2419 A.D. Recently, as reported in The Hollywood…

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