The Federal Court of Canada, in a May 2022 decision, 1 has ordered a B.C. man’s trademark registration to be expunged for “bad faith” after finding it was filed solely for the purpose of resale. This ...

The court on Thursday unanimously rejected an attempt to force the Patent and Trademark Office to accept the registration “Trump too small” as a trademark for T-shirts mocking the former president.

If you own a U.S. trademark registration, you have likely encountered (or will encounter) an audit by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The audit program, launched by the USPTO in November ...

The Taiwan Intellectual Property and Commercial Court (IPC Court) has issued a judgment, finding that the IP Office and Board of Appeals erred in maintaining the validity of the registration TSA LOCK.

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Charles Feng, Wanyi Wang, and Lian Xue of Tahota Law Firm explain how a trademark’s original registrant is analysed in China when an application for a declaration of invalidation is filed The ...

In the past few years, there has been a significant rise in misleading notices directed to owners of trademark applications and registrations. Such misleading scams are solicitations often trying to ...

In Woodpecker Hardwood Floors (2000) Inc v Wiston International Trade, the British Columbia Supreme Court has clarified the limits of a registered trademark as a defence to an action in passing off.

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Thursday allowed the registration of the trademark “Trump Too Small,” finding that the US Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) refusal to register ...