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.
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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.
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 […]
Canadian Digital Music Sales Growth Beats The U.S. For Third Consecutive Year
Nielsen Soundscan released the Canadian music sales figures for 2008 today and for the third straight year it sings the same tune — Canadian digital music sales are growing faster than the United States. That's right – for digital music sales the market without the DMCA has grown faster each […]
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