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…
Category: Trademarks
Outcomes of Prominent NFT Disputes in the U.S May Give Rise to New Interpretations of Canadian Trademark Law
Areeb Daimee is a 2L JD candidate at the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law. With the rise of significant non-fungible token (“NFT”) trademark disputes taking place in the…
Apple Sues USPTO Over SMART KEYBOARD Trademark
Alice Xie is an IPilogue Writer and a 1L JD Candidate at Western University’s Faculty of Law. Tech giant Apple has recently filed a lawsuit against the United States Patent…
When the game gets too real: Video games subjected to trademark infringement suits for depicting real-life vehicles
Nancy Chen is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD/MBA Candidate at the University of Toronto. For all the gamers out there, do you still remember the classic, pixelated games…
It’s Not Going to Be (Y)easy: What Happens when Business Collaborations Dissolve?
Katie Graham is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On October 25, 2022, following a string of antisemitic remarks and hate speech from…
Trademark Battle Between Restaurant and Man Who Wants 1.5 Million Dollars
Alice Xie is an IPilogue Writer and a 1L JD Candidate at University of Western Ontario’s Faculty of Law. Can you file a trademark application for a restaurant and proceed…