Join Andy Chow of our office as he participates as a speaker on a webinar hosted by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) on...
Category: IP Practice and Law
The Battle of the “R US”
In a recent decision issued by the Federal Court of Canada, Mr. Justice McHaffie found that use of the trademark or tradename HERBS R US has the effect of depreciating...
You can have a Great Idea, but can you “own” it?
Join us for this IP seminar on April 23, 2020, 16:30-19:00 at the Maison de la Francophonie in Vancouver, presented jointly by the Société de Développement Économique (C.-B) and the Association des Juristes d'Expression Française (C.-B.).
"Small Change" in Industrial Design Fees
Interested in filing or maintaining an industrial design this year? Start checking under your couch cushions and in the pockets of your winter jacket.
Trademark Law Amendments (Canada)
Two omnibus budget implementation bills (Bill C-31 in 2014 and Bill C-86 in 2018) will result in substantial changes to Canada’s trademarks regime.