In a recent summary judgment decision, Driving Alternative Inc. v. Keyz Thankz Inc. 2014 FC 559, the Federal Court of Canada decided that the Federal limitation period of six years applied to an alleged trade-mark infringement which occurred in Ontario
Hong Kong Government introduces Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2014
After eight years of preparation and rounds of consultation, the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2014 (2014 Bill) was finally gazetted by the Hong Kong Government for legislative consideration on 13 June 2014. It was introduced for First and Second Readings before
Protecting the sports big bucks: Australia’s Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection Act 2014 (the Act) effective 1 July 2014
PWC* has estimated that global sports sponsorship will be worth US$45.3 billion in 2015.
Australia has a long history of hosting major sporting events such as the Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Rugby World Cup, Cricket World Cup and has also put
Supreme Court issues 8-0 decision backing Pom Wonderful
On June 12, 2014, the US Supreme Court issued its much anticipated opinion in Pom Wonderful LLC v. The Coca-Cola Company.
Ruling in favor of Pom Wonderful, the unanimous Court1 reversed the Ninth Circuit’s decision that the Federal
US Supreme Court to decide what level of deference given to TTAB decisions
Recently, the US Supreme Court granted certiorari to hear a case that will determine what level of deference courts will give to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) decisions on the likelihood of confusion between trademarks. B&B Hardware, Inc. v.