Vancouver Twenty-Ten
The Canadian Trademark Blog reports that Mukmuk the friendly marmot (pictured above) and his friends, the Olympic mascots, now have their names protected by recent amendments to the Olympic and Paralympic Marks Act. On December 24th, the federal cabinet added 38 new marks (4 words and 34 graphic designs) to the list of prohibited marks. Such marks are prohibited them from being used by any person (including businesses) for business purposes until December 31, 2010, unless a specified exception in the Act applies. See the CIPO newsflash for more details.
