Nancy Chen is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD/MBA Candidate at the University of Toronto. In a battle of the stripes, athletic fashion giant Adidas went head-to-head with American…
Category: Trademarks
Japanese IP High Court Steps on Louboutin’s Toes (Again) Over its Red Sole Mark
Katie Graham is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On December 26, 2022, the Japanese IP High Court dismissed an appeal from Christian…
Who’s Laughing Now? EUIPO Board of Appeal Rules that Banksy Can Keep his Trademark and Anonymity Too
Rosie Giannone is a 1L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Image from the Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of 25 October 2022 EUTM 17981629 in the…
Jack Daniel’s Marks its Territory
Ariel Goldberg is a 1L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Usually, a dog toy’s squeak echoes throughout a home. A Jack Daniel’s bottle-shaped dog toy called “Bad Spaniels”…
Tacos with a Side of Cease and Desist
Mariela Gutierrez Olivares is a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. This article was written as a requirement for Prof. Pina D’Agostino’s IP Intensive Program. Controversy ensued when…
Crocs v Dawgs: The Battle of the Clogs
Alice Xie is an IPilogue Writer and a 1L JD Candidate at Western University’s Faculty of Law. The intellectual property rights victory in Canada for the footwear company Crocs is…