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The Madrid Protocol: Streamlining International Trademark Registration

IP and Legal Filings

Madrid Protocol provides a simplified mechanism towards even more unifying international registration for trademarks to overcome such hurdles. This blog will examine the features, benefits, effective functioning, and strategies on how best to use the Madrid Protocol to protect the brand globally.

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Canadian Copyright Registration for my 100 Percent AI-Generated Work

Hugh Stephens Blog

Last week I indicated in my blog post (“Copyright Registration for AI-assisted Creations: How Much AI Input is Too Much?”) It was a bit of doggerel … Continue reading "Canadian Copyright Registration for my 100 Percent AI-Generated Work"

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Canadian Copyright Registration and AI-Created Works: It’s Time to Close the Loophole

Hugh Stephens Blog

Image: Shutterstock In July, the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) at the University of Ottawa filed an application in the Federal Court to expunge or amend a Canadian copyright registration that claimed an AI program, the RAGHAV AI Painting App, as co-author of a registered work.

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Department of Commerce issues report finding that “USPTO’s trademark registration process was not effective in preventing fraudulent or inaccurate registrations”

Erik K Pelton

“Overall, we found that USPTO’s trademark registration process was not effective in preventing fraudulent or inaccurate registrations. None of this is shocking to readers of this blog, of course. The report has some rather incredible findings. Specifically, we found the following: I. counsel rule.

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Wrong skillset for trademark registration

Likelihood of Confusion

Republished by Blog Post PromoterJohn Welch reports, at the TTABlog, about what you’d think would be a no-brainer: The Board affirmed a refusal to register the configuration shown below, for “electric skillets,” finding that Preston’s proof of acquired distinctiveness under Section 2(f) was inadequate.

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Copyright Registration for AI-assisted Creations: How Much AI Input is Too Much?

Hugh Stephens Blog

… Continue reading "Copyright Registration for AI-assisted Creations: How Much AI Input is Too Much?" Dreams of sitting down at the dock with a cold one in hand, watching the sunset while the loons trill in the twilight. That’s what the idyllic image above conveys.

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The Copyright Needle in the Budget Haystack (And Why Requiring Registration for Copyright is a Really Bad Idea)

Hugh Stephens Blog

These ranged from legislation to enable Canada’s participation in the Lunar Gateway, to Criminal Code … Continue reading "The Copyright Needle in the Budget Haystack (And Why Requiring Registration for Copyright is a Really Bad Idea)"