Earlier this year, the beauty and skincare brand Glossier Inc. filed two trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) relating to the packaging of its goods.…
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Drake Attempts to Trademark the Warning Label Appearing on Canadian Cannabis Products
On September 11, 2019, Dream Crew Company, owned by Toronto native Drake, applied to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) seeking to trademark a red stop sign displaying…
Federal Trade Commission Publishes Guidance Document for Social Media Influencers
Influencer marketing has become a 6.5 billion dollar business. Sixty-two percent less expensive than traditional marketing and driving nearly three times as many leads, businesses and consumers alike are acknowledging…
Saying Goodbye to (not so) Forever 21
On September 29, fast fashion retailer Forever 21 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, pursuant to the US bankruptcy code, closing 350 stores worldwide and all of its 44 stores in…
Looks Are Not Everything; Professor Amy Adler's Future of Art
Earlier this month, Osgoode Hall Law School welcomed Amy Adler, New York University’s Emily Kempin Professor of Law, to present on copyright and the future of art. Professor Adler is…
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Not-So-Compulsory Licence: a Proposed (and Rejected) Solution to Copyright Infringement in Derivative Musical Works
In a recent MTV news article, author Miles Raymer opined over the “hopelessly broken” state of the US copyright system. While such a sweeping statement clearly oversimplifies the state of…