Communications Law
vishay sharma
Copyright Infringement Showdown: The Fair Use Doctrine
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/copyright-infringement-showdown-the-4536885/ Hey everyone. Found this interesting article discussing fair use in the United States and how the doctrine has been used over time. I think it is interesting to compare this with our “fair dealing doctrine”. Although both are meant to achieve a somewhat similar purpose, there are several differences. The four factors of […]
Paper – The test person for “confusion” a living standard
Hey everyone, Attached is my paper for this course, I am not as creative as some of my peers, but I did find an interesting topic and decided to delve deeper into it. Hence I did what I know best – writing a paper on it. Ps. Prof Festinger – Please mark this. Vishay Paper […]
US Patent and Trademark Office – Discussion “.com”
http://www.ipbrief.net/2021/04/01/u-s-patent-and-trademark-office-considers-supreme-court-ruling-on-com-trademarks-in-new-decision/ Hey everyone, I just came across this interesting article. Although it’s about US law, I think it ponders an important question. The article discusses if adding a “.com” to something relives it of its generic status. Have a quick glance at it and let me know what you think, can “.com” become part of […]
The Effect of the Pandemic on Trademark Applications in Turkey
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=09b48c12-b611-4463-bcb8-75f42985ef46 Hey everyone, I found this interesting piece regarding the effect the pandemic had on trademark application. Although the data is from Turkey, I think we are likely to see a similar trend here in Canada, if someone can find an article or some statistics around this please let me know. Essentially, the evidence […]
Does fair dealing or public interest apply when infringing copyright of health information?
https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/intellectual-property/canadian-intellectual-property-office-allows-requests-for-expedited-covid-19-medical-trademarks/337322 I found this article quite interesting [and relevant to the situation we are currently in] and it raises interesting questions. Although the article talks more specifically about trademarks, consider if there was a scientific report which outlined vital information regarding practices to promote pubic health. If such a paper or textbook was covered by […]