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The Tale of the Uni-Brower: Trade-marking Sports Catchphrases 9 Aug 2012 | 06:23 am
Anthony Davis, formerly NCAA college basketball’s breakout star, and presently the New Orleans Hornets’ #1 draft pick, might soon be following in the footsteps of fellow NBA player Jeremy Lin, althoug...
Re-examination vs. Invalidity Proceedings: A Question of Judicial Supremacy 6 Aug 2012 | 05:51 am
Re-examination and invalidity proceedings each play an important role in the patent system, offering different avenues that narrow or invalidate existing patent claims. However, a lack of clarity on h...
Agreement, of a sort, reached on the Unified Patent Court 6 Aug 2012 | 05:47 am
As has already been widely reported, on Friday 29 June 2012 the European Council agreed on what has been presented as the final step on the long road to the Unitary EU Patent and a Unified European Pa...
Streaming of a Live Sporting Event is not a User Right 30 Jul 2012 | 09:07 am
On May 13, 2012, the Supreme Court of Israel gave a landmark decision in Civil Appeal 9183/09 The Football Association Premier League Ltd v John Doe. The Court overturned a controversial decision by J...
Streaming of a Live Sporting Event is not a User Right 30 Jul 2012 | 09:07 am
On May 13, 2012, the Supreme Court of Israel gave a landmark decision in Civil Appeal 9183/09 The Football Association Premier League Ltd v John Doe. The Court overturned a controversial decision by J...
Imperial Tobacco v Philip Morris: Product Packaging Alone Creates Consumer Confusion 29 Jul 2012 | 09:10 pm
On June 29, the Federal Court of Appeal allowed in part Imperial Tobacco’s lawsuit against Philip Morris, holding that the appearance of Imperial Tobacco’s packaging was in and of itself a trademark. ...
Imperial Tobacco v Philip Morris: Product Packaging Alone Creates Consumer Confusion 29 Jul 2012 | 09:10 pm
On June 29, the Federal Court of Appeal allowed in part Imperial Tobacco’s lawsuit against Philip Morris, holding that the appearance of Imperial Tobacco’s packaging was in and of itself a trademark. ...
What’s the value in a broadcast signal? 26 Jul 2012 | 09:44 am
The term “value for signals” has been used by the CRTC since their 2010 decision, to stand for a regime where the originating broadcaster of a signal should (possibly) be in the position to recover co...
The Pentalogy: The Supreme Court Clarifies Canada’s Copyright Law in Five Major Decision 24 Jul 2012 | 07:30 pm
On Thursday July 12, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered it’s judgements in five major copyright cases. These judgements will shape Canada’s copyright law for many years to come. For an overvie...
Considering Canada’s Supreme Court Decisions in this week’s WIPO Proceedings 24 Jul 2012 | 07:06 am
As members of the international intellectual property community attend the 24th session of the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR), they are told to keep the spirit of Beijing al...
