A “Biting” Critique: Greenpeace, Kit Kat, and the Status of Protest in Canadian Trademark Law

A “Biting” Critique: Greenpeace, Kit Kat, and the Status of Protest in Canadian Trademark Law

It appears to be well established in Canadian courts that intellectual property law should not be used as a tool to stifle political criticism. But practically speaking … can it? In another course this semester I came across an incident that occurred with 2010 when Greenpeace initiated a protest campaign against Kit Kat. It got […]