Franchising is, in essence, a business model built on intellectual property (IP) – it provides a useful forum for commercialising IP. Franchisors gain by sharing use of their IP (including trade marks, patents, designs, copyright materials, know-how and/or
What happens when an IP licence agreement is terminated? The obvious answer would of course be that the licence terminates too. However, as the latest instalment in an ongoing saga involving the well-known PINK LADY brand of apples reminds us,
Louis Vuitton is attempting to raise the bar in Canada for landlord liability in the sale of counterfeit goods, pursuing several flea market operators in the Ontario Superior Court for the sale of counterfeit Louis Vuitton merchandise taking place on