Amanda Branch is a J.D. Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, and is taking the Patent Law course. Clashes between large companies are hardly uncommon, particularly when the salient issue concerns…
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Lime beer sparks another round of lawsuits between Labatt and Brick
Beer companies are notorious for their litigious ways and this summer has seen a continuation in the legal drama. In May 2009, beer giant Labatt Brewing Co. Ltd. launched a…
Intellectual Property in Munich, Germany
This summer I had the opportunity to travel to Munich, Germany where I attended summer courses in Copyright and Patent law. I attended this program though the George Washington University…
"Hotel" is a generic word
Thanks to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, it is now clear that “hotel” is a generic word. Hotels.com attempted to register the mark for the services…
Wikipedia: Advancing the public interest, or stealing copyrighted photographs?
The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in the United Kingdom holds the most extensive collection of portraits in the world. Over the past five years, the gallery has been working on…
Google AdWords: Facilitating advertising, or trademark infringement?
Google AdWords is Google’s advertising product which offers pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, as well as placement targeted advertising for both text and banner ads. AdWords was Google’s main source of revenue…