Industrial Designs: What’s New?
What changes were recently made to industrial designs practice in Canada? Read about amendments to the Industrial Design Act and new regulations, and what these mean for rights holders.
Poppies, Possums and Protecting your Currency
Readers may not have considered the importance of protecting the IP properties of currency. However, mints like the Royal Canadian Mint are commercial enterprises, and contracts for foreign circulation can be very lucrative. A recent dispute between the Royal Canadian Mint and the Royal Australian Mint illustrates the lengths at which currency manufacturers are willing to go to protect their brand.
Tough break? KitKat and the fight over those four fingers
How distinctive is the four-fingered KitKat? Our latest IP blog post looks at the trademark battle between Nestlé and Cadbury over KitKat’s four fingers.
Land surveys: who owns the copyright?
Does copyright for land surveys belong to the Crown or the surveyor? Our latest Real Estate blog post explores a recent case that looked at surveys registered with the land registry system.
Food Delivery Apps – Good for Business?
The traditional method of calling up your favourite restaurant and placing your order directly is increasingly being replaced by food delivery apps such as SkipTheDishes, UberEats and Foodora. In an industry know for its slim profit margins, are food delivery apps actually good for business?
Copyright for Animal Selfies – Monkey Business?
Can a monkey sue for copyright infringement? Our latest Intellectual Property blog post looks at the “monkey selfie” copyright dispute and the relevant law in Canada.