Taylor Vanderhelm is a JD candidate at the University of Alberta.

The Federal Court of Canada awarded significant damages in a Pick v. 1180475 Alberta Ltd. et al. 2011 FC 1008, a suit for trade-mark infringement on August 18, 2011. The trade-mark in question was “The Queen of Tarts,” owned by Stephanie Anne Pick of Toronto, and the decision came as a default judgment after the Defendant failed to submit a Statement of Defence within the prescribed time.

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Taylor Vanderhelm is a JD candidate at the University of Alberta.

The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), an independent public authority that regulates and supervises broadcasting and telecommunications in Canada, recently released a report detailing the present and estimated future state of the communications industry in Canada. The report offers several illuminating and surprising insights into the Canadian communications landscape and paints Canadians as leaders in the adoption of cutting edge digital technologies.

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Posted in Broadcasting Regulatory Policy, Development, Innovation, Internet, Regulatory Policy
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Taylor Vanderhelm is a JD candidate at the University of Alberta.

Marvel Worldwide Inc. won its case to retain the copyrights to comic characters against the estate of legendary comic creator Jack Kirby. The suit was in response to Kirby’s heirs filing of 45 notices of copyright termination in order to reassert their claim to the creations.

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Posted in Copyright, IP, Jurisdiction, Literary Works, Movies, Ownership, US
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Taylor Vanderhelm is a JD candidate at the University of Alberta.

The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has announced that it will be introducing changes regarding domain name disputes under the CIRA Domain Dispute Resolution Policy (CDRP). These changes will help bring the CDRP in line with the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), which is used for top-level domain names, as well as the resolution policies of other major ccTLD (country code top-level domain) registries. The changes will become effective August 22, 2011.

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Posted in Domain Names, Infringement, Internet, IP, Trademarks
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