We are following up on a blog we posted in 2011 reporting that Target Brands Inc., the U.S. retailer, was refused an interlocutory injunction in its continuing battle with owner of the Canadian trade-mark registration for TARGET.  The U.S. retailer has plans to open in Canada beginning in 2013.  However, the owner of the Canadian trade-mark [...]

As an update to this story, CIPO has provided further guidance as to how it will handle outgoing mail during the postal strike.  CIPO will assess outgoing correspondence on a daily basis and will send essential date-sensitive correspondence via courier.  Additionally, correspondence and other documents with respect to opposition proceedings will be sent either by courier [...]

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has announced a rotating postal strike in Canada.   If the Union and Canada Post do not reach an agreement, it is likely that the strike will escalate.  A full strike will mean that mail will not be delivered in Canada, including outgoing correspondence from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office [...]