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April 24, 2012
Couvreurs Mont Blanc failed to have an identical domain transferred to it in a recent UDRP case because it had insufficient rights to the mark
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March 30, 2012
The Canadian IP Office has published a practice note indicating that it will now accept applications for sound trade marks
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March 29, 2012
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan received three awards at the fifth annual North America Awards in Washington DC, in recognition of the firm’s active role in the so-called smartphone wars at the ITC and in the courts
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March 29, 2012
US Senator Patrick Leahy and Congressman Lamar Smith this week received outstanding achievement awards for their part in passing the America Invents Act
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March 21, 2012
The shortlist for the inaugural Euromoney Legal Media Group Americas Women in Business Law Awards has been announced
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March 07, 2012
Brand owners should try to acquire attractive domains as soon as possible through the UDRP system, given a recent controversial ruling
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March 06, 2012
Farisha Constable, a senior lawyer from the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games, describes a typical day in the office
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March 02, 2012
Managing IP looks at the movers in its latest trade mark rankings for the US and Canada
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March 01, 2012
The Canadian IP Office is proposing to add holograms, sound and motion to the categories of registrable trade marks – a change that would bring Canada closer to the US, New Zealand and Australia in this area
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February 02, 2012
Free access: The nominations for Managing IP’s North America Awards 2012 have been announced
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January 05, 2012
A UDRP panellist has rejected attempts by O2 to seize a pornographic domain containing its trade mark, but awarded it a second adult domain which was “extremely damaging” to its commercial interests
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September 23, 2011
A Canadian rock band called The Tea Party looks set to earn hundreds of thousands of dollars from the sale of its website teaparty.com
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September 06, 2011
A ruling in a Canadian court which means domain names can constitute personal property has been described as highly significant for registrants
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June 13, 2011
China’s Customs organisation was given a special award on June 8 as part of celebrations to mark World Anti-Counterfeiting Day
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May 30, 2011
Canadian lawyers expressed relief following the Supreme Court’s decision in Masterpiece v Alavida Lifestyles, which they said could have jeopardised long-held trade mark principles
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May 27, 2011
The Canadian Supreme Court has ruled that use of a trade mark in one geographic region of the country confers national rights
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May 26, 2011
How are trade mark rights affected by online games? A recent discussion compared protection in the US, Canada and Korea
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May 16, 2011
Amicus curiae filings can have a persuasive effect on courts in complex trademark cases. James Nurton examines the work of INTA’s International Amicus Committee and summarises some of its recent activities
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May 04, 2011
America’s two largest trading partners – Canada and China – remain at the top of the USTR’s list of countries with ineffective IP protection and enforcement
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March 30, 2011
USPTO director David Kappos gave prizes to retired commissioner for trademarks Lynne Beresford and former chief IP counsel of 3M Gary Griswold at Managing IP’s North America awards ceremony in Washington DC last night