Share This :Knowledge is power, especially when it comes to protecting your intellectual property. Knowledge of your rights coupled with the registrations to prove you own your intellectual creations transforms your business into an impenetrable fortress. Freely...
Share This :Distinctiveness is the heart of a valid trademark. At its core, a trademark must actually distinguish, or be adapted to distinguish the goods and services of one provider from those of others. It is for this reason that generic terms are not protectable as...
Share This :I recently participated on a panel discussion about what it takes to bring a product to market. I want to share with you some of the product trademark insights that I shared in that discussion. As a lawyer, unfortunately, I see far too frequently the...
Share This :What happens to your Madrid Protocol trademark application if your home country trademark application is rejected? Let’s backtrack a bit. The international procedure under the Madrid Protocol (the Protocol) begins with a home application or registration,...
Share This :In the interest of timeliness and efficacy, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) allows for certain amendments to pending trademark applications to be initiated by way of a simple telephone conversation between the trademark examiner and the...
Share This :Extensions of time in Canadian trademark prosecution are exceptional. The seemingly limitless ability to secure extensions in trademark examination is simply a thing of the past. Foreign counsel and domestic applicants should plan to instruct their...
