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It might come as news to many readers that the popular and now-ubiquitous iPHONE trademark was not originally owned by Apple. In fact, in the US, the trademark (in association with handheld communication devices) was originally owned by CISCO, and…
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A store in Vancouver was recently sued for selling popular "Trader Joe's" products which it had imported across the United States border for resale in Canada. However, it was not sued for grey market importation or any other breach of…
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Clients often ask me whether it is a good idea to register a trade-mark, since the common law action of passing off is available to them anyways. The answer is absolutely yes. While passing off is an action available to…
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A client of mine recently inquired whether they were able to sign the Declaration of Use, which is the last step in the registration process for applications filed on the basis of proposed use. That is, they had not yet…
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My clients sometimes tell me they've changed the name of their company and would like to change the registration of their trade-mark to their new name. However, clients often mistake the sale of a trade-mark with a change of name.…
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