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CAPTAIN CANUCK Trademarked and Riding the Skytrain
A recent story in the Vancouver Sun explains that the most recent manifestation of the comic book hero, Captain Canuck, is a Surrey British Columbia RCMP officer named David Semple. Captain Canuck, a complicated character that has appeared in at least two other manifestations since his original introduction in 1975, is the creation of Richard Comely of Cambridge, Ontario. For anyone else [...]
London Olympic Brand Under Fire
We recently reported on concerns that the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic Games has regarding ambush marketing. Ambush marketing occurs when persons who are not properly licensed, market their wares and services in a manner which suggests a connection with the Games, often resulting in trade-mark infringement of protected Olympic marks. Now it appears the that London Organizing Committee for the [...]
DIRT SHIRT Airs Dirty Laundry
In Coastal Culture Inc. v. Wood Wheeler Inc., Coastal appealed a decision of the Registrar rejecting its opposition to the registration of the trademark DIRT SHIRT by Wheeler. Wheeler applied to register the trademark DIRT SHIRT based upon use in association with its wares and services since May 1997. Coastal opposed on the basis that Wheeler’s alleged use of [...]
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