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Ad Standards Canada updates its Dispute Procedure

By Mark Edward Davis (CA) on February 26, 2019

Advertising Standards Canada (“Ad Standards”) is a not-for-profit self-regulatory body that provides competitors with a confidential forum for the resolution of advertising disputes as an alternative to a court action. The process for dispute resolution with Ad Standards is governed by the Advertising Dispute Procedure (the “Dispute Procedure”). The Dispute ... Continue reading

Are tougher days coming for approval of agribusiness certification trademarks in Australia?

No use crying over spilt (plant-based-dairy-free-alternatives-to) milk?

Mirror, mirror on the wall, what’s my taxable Insta value after all?

Copyright

When can you sue for copyright infringement in the US?

By Joy Wang (US) on March 12, 2019

On March 4, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court settled a split between federal appeals courts in Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.Com, LLC, regarding when a copyright owner may sue for copyright infringement in court. The Court unanimously held that an infringement lawsuit based on alleged copyright in a ... Continue reading

Canada: Further trademark amendments are here — Bill C-86 is given Royal Assent

Recent developments for IPR protection in China

Bill C-86 — significant changes to Canada’s IP regime

Counterfeiting

Canadian Anti-counterfeiting under the USMCA – what you see? We (mostly) already got it

By Karen MacDonald (CA) on October 21, 2018

The USMCA – aka NAFTA 2.0 – has a Chapter devoted to intellectual property, which has been the subject much consideration and debate since release of the text on October 1, 2018. With some commentators lamenting that Canada “caved” to US demands and predicting that the IP provisions of the ... Continue reading

(Don’t) knock it off!

Canada: out of line in combatting counterfeiting

Brands Around the World: Best Practices Roundtable on Protecting Your Valuable Brand

Trademark

Venezuela and US trademark owners

By Susan Ross (US) on March 28, 2019

US owners of patents and trademarks who have registered them in Venezuela find themselves in the unusual position of being prohibited by the US government from paying Venezuela any required fees in the Venezuelan cryptocurrency, the Petro. For more information, please read our Legal Update. Continue reading

Ok Google, Hey Siri, Hi Alexa – have you renewed my trade mark yet?

China public consultation on Draft Regulations addressing bad faith trademark applications

Save before Canada gets “nice and classy” with its fees: File and renew early!

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