There’s no denying that the restaurant business is a primary gateway to the workforce for many, with well over 1.2 million Canadians being employed through this $80 billion industry. While…
Category: Trademarks
Nothing to Turn Your Nose up at: Playdoh and the dawn of scent trademarks
On Friday, May 19th, Hasbro announced that the characteristic scent of their well-known Play-Doh product has been officially recognized by the United States Patent and Trademark Office as a registered…
Cultural Appropriation of Indigenous Designs in Fashion: Can this be Prevented by Canadian IP Law?
From trademarking your logo to potentially patenting your items (a newer – yet narrowly used – method of protecting your unique fashion designs), there are various ways that start-ups and…
Deceiving the Canadian Consumer: A Thing of The Past?
Probably not – although, various efforts are being employed by the Canadian government to tackle the counterfeit products industry and protect the Canadian consumer. (more…)
Virgil Abloh’s “Trademark”
Virgil Abloh, the Creative Director of fashion house Off-White and currently one of the biggest designers in the fashion industry, may have some important legal decisions to make in the…
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IP Year in Review 2017 - A Year of Promises Made, Kept, and Abandoned
This past year marks a year where the Government of Canada engaged more than ever on the IP front. The Government of Canada’s announcement of a National IP Strategy was…