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…