As of the end of July, approximately 8,700 requests for Track One Prioritized Examination have been filed with the United States Patent and Trademark...
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Canada Goose Sues Goose Country for Trademark Infringement
The maker of luxury winter coats, Canada Goose, has sued a competitor Goose Country for trademark infringement and passing off. Part of the complaint...
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Copyright Act Consultation to Address Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things
The federal government has launched a consultation on modernizing the Canadian copyright framework to better address Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the ‘Internet of Things’...
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Gold tint of Lindt GOLD BUNNY found to be a trademark
The gold tone of the Lindt GOLD BUNNY has been found to have trademark protection by Germany’s federal court. Germany’s federal court put particular...
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Canadian Filmmaker sues for Copyright Infringement over Inside Out Movie
The Disney and Pixar movie Inside Out (released in 2015) details the life of a girl named Riley along with five characters that represent...
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CIPO releases its 2019-2020 Annual Report
The 2019-2020 Annual Report of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) is now available. In 2019−2020, CIPO received more applications for trademarks and industrial...
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EPO’S FIGHTING CORONAVIRUS PLATFORM UPDATED
The European Patent Office (EPO) has updated and expanded their “FIGHTING CORONAVIRUS” information platform. The platform is a free resource which is intended to...
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Federal Court of Appeal Upholds First ever Website Blocking Order
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld the first ever website blocking order. In 2019 the Federal Court issued an order for Canadian internet...
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Subway successful against Budway
Subway has succeeded in a lawsuit against a cannabis dispensary using various trademarks with the word BUDWAY. The court found that BUDWAY was confusingly...
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Canadian Voice Actor Sues TikTok over Copyright Breach
Bev Standing, a Canadian voice actor, has sued TikTok for allegedly using recordings of her voice without her consent. TikTok is a social media...
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