COVID-19 & IP Offices
Just as other sectors are reacting to the COVID-19 pandemic, so are intellectual property offices around the world (“IP Offices”). The measures that some IP Offices are enacting include providing extensions for some due dates to account for disruption caused...
Lonnie Brodkin-Schneider quoted in International Trademark Association Bulletin
INTABulletin, "Young Practitioners Committee Update: Young Practitioners Consider Canada’s Revamped Trademark Regime."
The article summarizes a panel moderated by Lonnie Brodkin-Schneider on the recent enactment of the new Canadian Trademarks Act. Panelists acknowledged that agents and examiners alike are working out the kinks in the new regime, with moderator Lonnie Brodkin-Schneider (Miller...
New Patent Laws for Canada: The Next Step in Canada’s IP Modernization Project
Over the past several months, many of the Canadian intellectual property laws have been amended to comply with international treaties. Such treaties include the Madrid Protocol, the Singapore Treaty, the Nice Agreement, the Patent Law Treaty and the Hague Agreement....
Carrots or Sticks: New Laws for Missed Patent Maintenance Fees
For several years, Canadian legislators have been engaged in a project to modernize Canadian intellectual property laws and ensure compliance with Canada’s treaty obligations. The latest step in this modernization initiative involves amendments to the Canadian patent laws. Upcoming changes...
Wayne Logan is quoted in Canadian Lawyer on blockchain benefits
Canadian Lawyer, "Is Blockchain worth the hype?"
“Blockchain works really well for provenance, be it about a cow from birth to slaughterhouse right to the table — blockchain offers remarkable traceability,” says Wayne Logan, an intellectual property lawyer who heads the blockchain practice at Miller Thomson LLP....
The Countdown to June 17, 2019 is On: Act Now to Protect Your Trademark Portfolio and Save Money before Canada’s New Trademark Regime Takes Effect
On June 17, 2019, the long-awaited changes to Canada’s trademark regime will take effect. The key changes were highlighted in our previous IP alerts published November 22, 2018, June 22, 2017, October 26, 2015 and June 23, 2014. In light of these...
Wayne Logan quoted in WTR article on trademarks and branding for music artists
World Trademark Review, "From K-pop to Presley: inside the trademark portfolios of the music industry’s biggest names"
Wayne Logan discusses some of the unique challenges and issues for music artists: One is the tendency of musicians to use their personal name, noting that under most trademark regulations a surname cannot be registered. “If a musician is not...
Brexit: IP Contingency Plans for a Hard Exit
On Tuesday, January 15, 2019, the UK House of Commons soundly rejected the “soft” Brexit deal negotiated with the EU over the past two years, and with just 10 weeks remaining until the March 29, 2019 Brexit deadline, it appears...
Change on the Horizon: Significant Amendments to Canada’s Trademark Laws Take Effect on June 17, 2019: What Charities and Not-for-Profits Can Do Now to Prepare
First tabled in 2014, Canada’s trademark regime changes are finally set to take effect on June 17, 2019. The trademark regime changes represent the most significant changes to Canada’s trademark laws (in both substance and procedure) since 1954 and are...
The Date is Set – Canada’s New Trademark Laws Take Effect on June 17, 2019: What You Can Do Now to Prepare
By Order In Council Number 2018-1329 issued by the Canadian Privy Council Office, Canada’s long-awaited trademark regime changes are now set to take effect on June 17, 2019. The trademark regime changes represent the most significant changes to Canada’s trademark...
