JD Supra

The importance of clearing a trademark prior to use

For companies, new and old, the protection and development of company trademarks involve a significant investment of time and resources. The process can become complicated and expensive if a company ...
JD Supra

This is How We Use It: The Importance of Use in Canadian Trademark Law and Keeping Records of Use

In our previous article, Protecting Your Brand: A Primer on Canadian Trademarks, we touched upon the beginning stages of a trademark application and considerations such as, "Should I register my ...
World Trademark Review

Amended good-faith prior use clause could threaten predictability in trademark suits

A May amendment to Taiwan’s good-faith prior use clause both altered its wording and shifted it from Article 36.1.3 to Article 36.1.4 of the country’s Trademark Law. Although the amendment was not ...
World Trademark Review

Prior analogous trademark use proves fatal for Cosmic Crusaders in TTAB cancellation

Laverne John Andrusiek claimed to have first created a comic book featuring the title character Captain Cannabis during the 1970s. Although Andrusiek’s sale of comic books under the CAPTAIN CANNABIS ...
The Manila Times on MSN

Benefits of trademark registration

IN today’s competitive and brand-driven marketplace, a business’ trademark is one of its most valuable assets and protecting it is essential. The Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines (IP Code ...
World IP Review

Who's first? Prior use rights in Mexico

The Mexican legal system recognises the prior use of a trademark in Mexico or abroad as a right that confers on the one who proves it the ability to attack the validity of a third party’s identical or ...