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Thursday, 22 November 2018 06:51
Bill C-86 proposes positive changes for Official Marks regime: Comments to the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce,Written by Teresa Scassa
The following is a copy of remarks I made in an appearance before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce, on November 21, 2018. The remarks are about proposed amendments to the Trade-marks Act found in the omnibus Bill C-86. I realize that not everyone is as interested in official marks as I am. To get a sense of what the fuss is all about, you can have a look at my posts…
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Tuesday, 20 June 2017 07:11
SCOTUS: free speech saves disparaging trademarksWritten by Teresa Scassa
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has struck down a provision of that country’s trademark statute, the Lanham Act, for violating the constitutionally guaranteed freedom of speech. The provision in question is the “disparagement” clause, which barred the registration of any trademark “which may disparage . . . persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt, or disrepute.” (§1052(a)). The long-simmering issue of the constitutionality of this…
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Electronic Commerce and Internet Law in Canada, 2nd EditionPublished in 2012 by CCH Canadian Ltd.
Intellectual Property for the 21st CenturyIntellectual Property Law for the 21st Century: Interdisciplinary Approaches
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