ipblog.ca - Intellectual Property in Canada
This blawg focuses on intellectual property law, copyright, trademarks and Internet law in Canada.
Author: Richard P.W. Stobbe is an associate at Brownlee in Calgary, Canada.
Blawg Related Categories: Intellectual Property Law • Copyright Law • Trademark Law • Internet Law • International • North America • Canada • Associate
Recent Posts from ipblog.ca - Intellectual Property in Canada
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Amended Industrial Design Regulations
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has introduced amendments to the Industrial Design Regulations which are effective October 5, 2008. The changes allow for greater flexibility in submitting design applications with respect to the colour and size of…
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Patent Decision: Lapse of Rights
DBC Marine Safety Systems Ltd. invented an inflatable reversible life raft and applied for a patent (No. 2,233,846). During the course of any patent application, it is common for the Patent Office to send an examiner’s letter…
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Privacy Decisions: Biometric Data
What do nursing homes and nightclubs have in common? In these 2 decisions, they both collect biometric data on their employees. Biometric data can be anything that records “measurable characteristics” of an individual - from…
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Canadian Do-Not-Call List In Effect
The Canadian Do-Not-Call List (DNCL) goes into effect tomorrow. The CRTC (Canadian Radio-television & Telecommunications Commission) is coordinating the DNCL and starting September 30, Canadian consumers can register their telephone numbers on the DNCL for free. …
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Our Trademark Anthem
With glowing hearts, we protect our brand. VANOC, the organizer of the 2010 Olympics, has unveiled the new Olympic motto “WITH GLOWING HEARTS“. Of course, some will criticise the choice because it lifts a line…
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Copyright: How much is too much?
Lawyers are often asked how much copying will constitute copyright infringement. Of course, every good lawyer will answer “It depends.” The recent Harry Potter case illustrates this issue: Author J.K. Rowling claimed that a plan to…
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Green Shift: The Politics of Brands
When the Liberal Party decided to brand their environmental policy earlier this year, they picked the name “Green Shift” …and walked right into a trade-mark lawsuit. The mark GREEN SHIFT was already in use by a…
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Election Stalls Copyright Reform
With the announcement yesterday that Parliament is dissolved, and Canada is heading into a Federal election set for October 14th, the government’s copyright reform bill (Bill C-61) dies on the order paper. Canadians will have to…
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Olympics and the Trade-Mark Police
In China, the birthplace of countless knock-offs and counterfeits, the task of policing Olympic marks must be daunting indeed. The trade-marks police must strive to be faster, higher, stronger than the offenders. French retailer Carrefour was recently rebuked…
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Online Privacy: YouTube, Google and Canadian Users
In the current copyright battle between Viacom and Google, the users (including you, if you’ve ever watched a YouTube video) are caught in the cross-fire. Viacom and other broadcasters launched a lawsuit against Google last year,…