June 2010
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TMOB to reform opposition procedures
CIPO has today announced a new consultation regarding trade-mark opposition procedures.
The proposal aims to reduce the time for cross-examinations, do away with reply evidence as of right, permit service by email, and reduce the Office’s burden of sending due date notices.
The consultation is open until September 20, 2010.
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CIPO announces new consultation and draft MOPOP... →
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CIRA consultation details
The CDRP Consultation backgrounder has been posted including a summary of CDRP decisions, a comparative analysis of the CDRP to other DRPs, and a link to the consultation site.
Here is a link to the consultation questions, divided into these sections:
Mandatory Requirement for Three Panelists
Fees for CDRP CDRP Dispute Providers, Panelists and Decisions
Requirements for Filing a CDRP...
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“The [mentos.ca] Registrant argues that “Mentos” is a common surname. However,...”
– http://www.cira.ca/assets/Documents/Legal/Dispute/2010/00151-mentos.ca.pdf
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Judge Stratas of the Federal Court of Appeal... →
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Hockey Night in (the Federal Court of) Canada
Bauer, a hockey skate manufacturer owned by Nike, has successfully convinced a Federal Court Judge that its Canadian Patent No. 2,302,953, covering a skate boot with an improved “quarter”, was valid and infringed by Easton.
Bauer sued Easton in 2002 and the case went to trial before Justice Gauthier.
The trial was held between November 2009 and January 2010, resulting in a decision dated April 1,...
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Litigator Service class action
A lawsuit has been commenced on behalf of lawyers and law firms for the unauthorized reproduction of legal documents in the Litigator Service, reports the IP Osgoode blog.
According to the plaintiff’s lawyers:
“The lawsuit alleges that Thomson Reuters maintains a web-site which contains reproductions of filed court documents, and permits its subscribers to access these written...
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Consultation - dot-ca cybersquatting policy
CIRA has engaged the Strategic Council to undertake a consultation of the CDRP, a tool used by brand owners to recover dot-ca domain names from cybersquatters. The consultation opens on June 9, 2010 and runs to September 17, 2010.