Communications Law
Week 12 Slides & Video
Video & slides below… Jon
The Phillie Phanatic is Back!
Hi all, With the Major League Baseball season officially commencing today, I thought it was fitting to share an interesting story about the Philadelphia Phillies mascot, the Phillie Phanatic! While I’ve attached the link to the full Bloomberg Law story (and the short copyright settlement approval) below, here is a short summary of the story […]
The Lion joins the Jungle: Amazon acquires MGM studios, and how MGM paved the way for sound marks in Canada
Amazon.com Inc. recently announced it was joining forces with Meto-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) studios in an acquisition for $8.5 billion to bolster its intellectual property portfolio and original content for its online streaming service, Prime Video. The streaming wars have continued to rage on and this is only the latest move by some of the TV-streaming […]
Protecting Canada’s National Flag
Hi everyone! I may be the only one intrigued by this and who didn’t know but I thought it would be good to share with the rest of you that our own Canadian flag is protected under the Trademarks Act. I came across this finding on the Government’s website as it was posted by CIPO. https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/wr05045.html […]
Polo Ralph Lauren v. U.S. POLO ASSN. – A 38-year Trademark Saga
(Professor Festinger please mark this post for my 20%) Introduction In class a few weeks back we compared the two penguin designs that were the subjects of the case, Promafil Canada Ltée v. Munsingwear Inc. This case got me thinking of two logos that have caused me some confusion personally. Polo Ralph Lauren (PRL) and […]
The Effect of US Imposed Sanctions on Patents in Russia
Hi everyone, as we were studying about patents and due to the current climate, I feel it is only relevant to talk about the situation occurring between Russia, Ukraine and wider global involvement. I came across this article by Mark Mathison (Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP) which spoke about the western sanctions imposed on Russia due to […]
Granting of Patent in the United Kingdom (“UK”) – requirement and duration.
This paper is written as a piece for participation in the Intellectual Property (“IP”) Course, April 2022. It gives a summary of patent law in the UK. Following our first lecture on patents in Canada, I decided it might be a good idea to briefly discuss the requirement for granting patents in the UK and […]
The Role of Copyright Law in the Music Industry
Hi everyone! I’m Prince and I’m an exchange student over from Scotland, UK. I have attached my short piece on the role of copyright law in the Canadian music industry. I chose this particular topic as I am a musician myself and wanted to enlighten myself to the Canadian Industry. We didn’t cover too much […]
Week 11 Slides & Video
Video & slides below… Jon