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EU Study Reveals Positive Links Between Intellectual Property Ownership and Economic Performance

EU Study Reveals Positive Links Between Intellectual Property Ownership and Economic Performance

Happy Friday everybody! I just thought I would share an interesting article I came across this evening that briefs a recent report published by the European Union Intellectual Property Office. In 2015, a EUIPO study found that companies in the European Union with at least one patent, trademark or registered design “record higher revenues per employee […]

Scope of Official Mark Protection (and application of s. 12(1)(e))

Scope of Official Mark Protection (and application of s. 12(1)(e))

The Federal Court Takes a Hard Look At Scope of Protection Available to An Official Mark This article stood out to me today after going through last week’s material on trademarks, especially since it has to do with the “controversial” category – official marks! As the article states, a mark that solely consists of an […]