Category Archives: Trademarks

January 10, 2017

Ten Key Issues That Can Arise in Canadian Contests and Practice Tips

CANADIAN CONTEST RULES/PRECEDENTS Do you need contest rules/precedents for a Canadian contest? We offer many types of Canadian contest/sweepstakes law precedents and forms (i.e., Canadian contest/sweepstakes law precedents to run common types of contests in Canada).  These include precedents for random draw contests (i.e., where … Read the rest of this entry »

April 20, 2014

Trade-marks: Guest Post: Proposed Changes to Canada’s Trademark Laws

Guest post by Andrei Mincov (Trademark Factory – reprinted with permission) As many of you know, the Federal Government recently introduced Bill C-31, the Economic Action Plan 2014, No. 1. Among the changes to almost 40 different pieces of legislation, it introduces many significant and … Read the rest of this entry »

October 16, 2013

Making Sense of Trademarks – What, When, Why and How

Guest post by Andrei Mincov (Trademark Factory) Unlike large companies that can drown their competition with advertising dollars, small and midsize businesses only have a fighting chance of success if they can convince the market that there is something unique about them.  Often, names, logos … Read the rest of this entry »