On May 4th, the Ontario Bar Association presented “Intellectual Property Issues in a Non-IP Context”. This conference brought together professionals from several practice areas, such as criminal law, insurance law…
Tag: trademarks
The Commercial Value of Woody Allen’s Image
Last year, writer/director/actor Woody Allen launched a $10 million suit against clothing maker and retailer American Apparel over their unauthorized use of his image on a billboard advertisement. The trial…
Are Trade-marks Recession Proof?
Ashlee Froese is an Osgoode Hall alumnus and currently practices intellectual property at the law firm of Keyser Mason Ball LLP. In today’s tough economic times, downsizing and cutting costs…
'Painters Eleven' - A Possible Win Provides Some Security For The Public
Last week the Globe & Mail put out an article on a recent trademark registration that raised the ire of many in the art market. It seems like this issue…
Trade-mark opposition loss for owners of GLAMOUR magazine
Sanjukta Tole is an Osgoode Hall alumnus and practiced with the IP Group of a large Vancouver law firm. Farleyco Marketing Inc. (“Farleyco”) filed a trade-mark application for the trade-mark…
Dare I use the term "netbook"?
Have you seen that new Sony Netbook? The one small enough to fit in your purse? The term netbook is typically used to describe ultra-portable network-enabled laptop computers that are…