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 acronym will not have broad protection, and this principle is just as applicable to official marks as other types of marks. I also recommend reading the section on “The Appeal” as it helps give an example of reasoning on whether one mark is likely to be mistaken for another. Happy reading! 🙂
Communications Law