Showing Tag: Intellectual Property
Taking Care When Holding Customer Data
We’re now used to Edward Snowden’s revelations of National Security Agency data spying. His strategy was clever – a slow drip of…
IP Trolls In Canada
A uniquely 21st Century business headache is the demand letter from so-called “IP trolls”. Someone claiming to own patent, copyright or other…
CASL Redefines Bulk Messaging Rules In Canada
On July 1, 2014, this country gave a birthday present to itself: Canada Anti-Spam Legislation. While this might be a welcome gift…
Trademark Changes Slipped Into Budget Bill
It isn’t obvious to look in a budget implementation bill for changes to trademark legislation. Yet that is what has happened this…
6 Things You Must Know About Your Trade-Mark: Part 6
Have you ever wondered why certain product names are so similar, even from different sellers? You have probably seen an Excel spreadsheet,…
6 Things You Must Know About Your Trade-Mark: Part 5
The internet has transformed entire industries (bought a set of encyclopaedias lately?) and other ideas are much weaker than they used to…
6 Things You Must Know About Your Trade-Mark: Part 4
We’ve talked about registered and unregistered trade-marks in the first instalments of this series. This post will concentrate on the registered variety.…
6 Things You Must Know About Your Trade-Mark: Part 3
In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series we offhandedly mentioned that trade-marks might be registered or they might not. If…
6 Things You Must Know About Your Trade-Mark: Part 2
Bulldog Bag Ltd. made, not surprisingly, bags. Specifically, they manufactured plastic and paper bags under the brand name “Marathon”. They registered the…
6 Things You Must Know About Your Trade-Mark: Part 1
You’ve joined the big leagues. Alongside Coke, Honda and Microsoft rests your brand new trade-mark. Sure, it will take a few years…
How Private Are Employer-Provided Electronic Devices?
Employers often provide employees with computers, tablets and smart phones to use while performing their duties. These are usually intended to fulfill…
Business And Piracy Lessons From The 18th Century
Eli Whitney is a name that most of us remember from elementary school as the inventor of the cotton gin. The gin…