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Trade-marks and product placement: the use of branded products in film and television productions

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
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  • Canada
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  • February 2 2011

In the last issue of the The Cassels Brock Report, I addressed the issue of trade-mark rights in titles as the first in a series of articles on trade-marks in the film and television industries

Fashion opportunities to capitalize on brand “Kate Middleton”?

  • Heenan Blaikie LLP
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  • Canada, United Kingdom
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  • September 2 2011

In the months leading to what was arguably the biggest wedding event of the past decade, certain designers enjoyed a surge in popularity arising from Kate Middleton’s personal wardrobe selections: from the Burberry trench coat that spurred an online shopping frenzy, to the navy blue Issa dress that inspired dozens of knock-offs, to the sapphire engagement ring (once belonging to the late Princess Diana) that stimulated demand for non-diamond engagement rings, both the authentic articles and the inevitable imitations were rapidly swept off the shelves

Google set to change its trademark policy throughout Canada and most of Europe

  • Baker Botts LLP
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  • Canada, European Union
  • -
  • August 31 2010

On September 14, 2010, Google is set to change its controversial AdWords policy for Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland and most of the rest of Europe

You're getting sued for what? An E&O odyssey

  • Heenan Blaikie LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • September 8 2011

As has been mentioned on this blog numerous times, the "clearance" process for obtaining "errors and omissions" (E&O) insurance for film and TV projects can sometimes be an arduous, frustrating process for both producers and their lawyers

Descriptive trade marks are demanding

  • Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • January 30 2013

A recent case in the United Kingdom illustrates the problems associated with a descriptive trade mark. The plaintiffs were members of a substantial

Court orders yellow marketing group to pay $9 million in penalties

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • August 9 2012

On March 1, 2012, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found that five companies and three individuals (collectively the Yellow Marketing Group) had made misleading representations to the public in contravention of the federal Competition Act and ordered them to pay over $9 million in administrative monetary penalties (AMPs), the highest ever awarded in contested proceedings regarding false or misleading representations in Canada

Office Québécoise de la langue française targeting English marks on commercial signage in Québec

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • February 16 2012

On November 13, 2011, the Office Québécois de la langue française (OQLF) officially launched its “A sign of respect of the law” (“Une marque de respect de la loi”) campaign

Remembrance day poppies and online uses

  • Heenan Blaikie LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • November 1 2010

It's November, and Remembrance Day is only a handful of days away, so the topic of this post is bound to come up at some point for Canadians: the use of poppy images in media or online endeavours (poppy twibbon, anyone?

The CRTC announces a revised set of conditions for "Category B" specialty and pay tv services

  • Heenan Blaikie LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • October 29 2010

The CRTC has issued a revised Broadcasting Regulatory Policy (BRP) setting out standard conditions of licence and expectations for new "Category B" pay and specialty services

Title dispute - similar or identical titles for film and TV projects

  • Heenan Blaikie LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • November 17 2010

A suitable name for an entertainment project can be critical to its success and can even enhance the aesthetic effect of the overall work

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