The Canadian Trademark Blog reports that new Trade-marks Act reforms came into effect on January 1st that block Canadian wine makers from using terms such as Burgundy and Bourgogne.
Articles by: Michael Geist
Toronto Star Investigates Textbook Copying
The Toronto Star conducted an investigation into textbook copying in Toronto and found considerable infringing activities. The comments to the article are worth reading.
Canton on Facebook Activitism
David Canton looks at the success of Facebook activism in his London Free Press column.
The Music Industry’s Digital Reversal
Appeared in the Toronto Star on January 12, 2009 as The Music Industry's Digital Reversal Canadians focused on hockey success and economic doom-and-gloom over the past month may have missed a series of events that suggest a dramatic shift for the recording industry. For much of the past decade, the […]
Euro-Excellence Caves, Settles With Kraft Over Copyright Import Case
Euro-Excellence, which successfully battled Kraft at the Supreme Court of Canada over the parallel importation of chocolate into Canada, has caved to round two of the dispute and settled the matter. While the Supreme Court ruled in 2007 that the Copyright Act could not be used to block the chocolate […]
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