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trade mark infringement

By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read August 14, 2015

Trade name vs. Trade-mark – What’s the difference?

Many people confuse trade names and trade-marks and think they acquire trade-mark rights by virtue of having a trade name.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business / brand name, business name, Carrying on business, formal name of a business is called ‘trade name’, infringement claims, official legal name, proprietary rights to the name, The name the business uses to market its products and services is called a trade-mark, trade mark infringement, Trade name vs. Trade-mark, Trade-mark registration, trade-mark rights

By Occasional Contributors | 4 Minutes Read July 24, 2015

No copyright and trade-mark rights in most metatags

This case is the most recent in a small line of cases concerning the intellectual property implications, or lack thereof, in using website metatags formulated based on a competitor’s website or trade-marks. While the Court’s findings are fact specific, many aspects of the decision may make it difficult for brand owners to assert rights where they find that their trade-marks or trade-names have been used as metatags in a third party competitor’s website.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business / competitor’s website, copyright, intellectual property, metatags, online commerce, online competition, trade mark infringement, trade-mark, website

By Occasional Contributors | < 1 Minutes Read October 22, 2014

IP monitor: Trademarks unlimited provincially

In a recent summary judgement decision with respect to trade mark infringement Driving Alternative Inc v. Keyz Thankz Inc, the Federal Court of Canada decided that the Federal limitation period of six years applied to this trade-mark infringement which occurred in Ontario because the evidence of the Plaintiff established that the activities of the Defendants have caused damage to the Plaintiff beyond Ontario, including confusion in Alberta.

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