Archive for the "Foreign Protection" Category
Is There a Trademark Enforcement App For That?
News today that Apple is about to obtain a US trademark registration for “THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT”. Filed in 2009, Apple’s initial application covered both wares and services. However, following a recent division and filing of evidence of use, the USPTO approved the registration of the mark for use in association with retail store [...]
Consultation by CIPO on Madrid and Singapore Treaties
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) recently launched a new consultation on possible Canadian accession to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (the Madrid Protocol) and the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks (the Singapore Treaty). This is not the first time CIPO has looked at the [...]
Maple Melee Meets End?
There is an update available to an earlier story we blogged concerning an ongoing dispute between American Clothing Associates SA and the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM). We previously reported that a mark integrating Canada’s well-known maple leaf symbol could not be registered in the CTM because it contained the maple leaf, [...]
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