News - Patent & Trade-mark Agents and Lawyers

News Date: June, 2015

Documents Now Available in Electronic Form on the Canadian Patents Database

As of June 15, 2015, the Canadian Patents Database provides a link to some documents relating to the prosecution of published patent applications and granted...

News Date: June, 2015

Recent Decision Confirms Industrial Designs Can Protect Functional Features That Are Also Aesthetic

A recent decision of the Canadian Federal Court of Appeal in the Zero Spill Systems Inc. v. Heide, 2015 FCA 115 case confirmed that Canadian...

News Date: June, 2015

ALTERNATIVE TO LITIGATION IN DOMAIN NAME DISPUTES

In today’s business environment, a Corporation’s brand is a vital part of its business. Counterfeiters, cyber-squatters and competitors often attempt to capitalize on a Corporation’s...

News Date: June, 2015

Benefits of Trademark and Copyright Enforcement at the Border (Canada and US)

Canada Border Services Agency Protection Canada has recently enacted the Combating Counterfeit Products Act (presented as Bill C-8) on December 9, 2014, which provides a...

News Date: October, 2014

ICBC loses case against owner …

ICBC loses case against owner of www.ICBCadvice.com website. When filing a trademark application in Canada, one thing to keep in mind is whether or not...

News Date: June, 2014

Global Patent Prosecution Highway: An Option for Quicker Examination and Allowance of Your Patent Application

Started on January 6, 2014, the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is a pilot project involving the intellectual property offices of 16 countries including Canada,...

News Date: September, 2013

BIG STEEL MAN NO MORE

Palmer IP was recently successful in expunging (deleting from the register) the popular 1980’s trademarks BIG STEEL, BIG STEEL MAN and BIG STEEL HOMME, owned by...

News Date: February, 2013

Palmer IP TM Success in Metallica Case

Palmer IP succeeds in trade-mark opposition for client against the rock band Metallica.