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 […]

Could Memes be infringing Copyright? “Bernie Sanders and his Marvelous Mittens…”

Could Memes be infringing Copyright? “Bernie Sanders and his Marvelous Mittens…”

https://www.mondaq.com/canada/copyright/1031182/bernie-and-his-marvelous-mittens-it39s-all-good-fun-until-a-copyright-lawyer-gets-involved I thought this article was interesting, even if the heyday of the Bernie Mittens meme is already past. Personally I hadn’t considered the copyright implications of memes and to me it seems that this article does a great job of discussing the basics of what defenses one might use if challenged. It also is […]