Author Archives: Kieran Moore
Overcoming Standard Objections to Trademark Applications in Canada
Many people will register their own marks, which is much like setting your own broken arm – you can do it, but you may run into some problems that can’t … Continue reading
Trade-marks Sound Bank
The trade-marks office recently started accepting sound marks. This has been going on in the US for quite some time, but has been refused in Canada until recently since the … Continue reading
Frequently Asked Startup Questions
I love meeting with entrepreneurs, their passion, energy and guts are inspiring. Entrepreneurs starting a new business usually have a million questions, lots of uncertainty, and usually no money to … Continue reading
SCC Copyright Hearing Bonanza
Today I didn’t get as much work done as I had hoped. While this is a common lament from me, today I had an extra awesome reason – COPYRIGHT SUPREME … Continue reading
Crookes v. the Internet – SCC on Internet Defamation
A new Supreme Court of Canada decision has been released – Crookes v. Newton aka ‘the Internet’ (he originally sued Google and Wikipedia as well). Intellectual property lawyers like me … Continue reading
.xxx – Trade-mark Owners Worry About Triple X Domain
In December 2011, the land-rush registrations will begin for adult entertainment providers to start registering triple x domain names. You can check out the first site of .xxx here (don’t … Continue reading
Scale of Trade-Mark Strength – How to choose a strong trade-mark
Just got back from a terrific week-long trademark course put on by IPIC and McGill. I liked the way they laid out the relative scale of strength answering the burning … Continue reading
Scratchin’ and Mixin’ – Sampling and Arranging Musical Works
Lots of bands do covers and sample famous lines from well known musical works. Mash-ups and remixes are an emerging art form in their own right. So what is the … Continue reading
“Go Canucks Go” – Trade-mark Infringement? Seriously?
As the Vancouver Canucks roll over all competitors on the way to an inevitable Stanley Cup victory (the power of positive thinking), an interesting story came up in the news. … Continue reading
