Photo Credit: The Creative Exchange on Unsplash. Natalie Bravo is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The colourful Pride flag is a widely recognized LGBTQ+ symbol. The…
Category: Trademarks
Name, Image, and Likeness: Fundamental Changes to Amateurism in College Sports on the Horizon
Ryan Erdman is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The National College Athletic Association (NCAA), a multi-billion-dollar corporation, serves as the dominant sanctioning organization for…
Recognized Around the World and in the Court Room: Red Bull v Bakewell Biscuits Private Limited
Photo Credit: Jan Kopřiva (Unsplash.com) Shawn Dhue is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. In light of Red Bull GmbH’s (Red Bull)…
Taylor Swift: Back-to-Back Albums, Back-to-Back Lawsuits
Photo Credits: Mink Mingle (unsplash.com) Meena Alnajar is an IPilogue Writer, IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Taylor Swift broke records in 2020, releasing two albums…
A NAME TO CONJURE WITH
Tugce Kucukali is an IPilogue Writer and incoming LL.M Candidate at University of British Columbia. Granting trademark protection for personal names is an accepted and common practice in European trademark laws, especially for celebrities’ names.…
Battle of the PCs: Pampered Chef defends trademark infringement case by President’s Choice
Pampered Chef recently succeeded for the second time in defending their trademark against Loblaw’s Inc. In 2019, the Federal Court dismissed Loblaw’s claim for trademark infringement, a decision which was…