The above feature image is an audience selfie taken by Axel Howerton about 5min prior to the start of our panel. The same image was originally posted on Axel's Instagram. From left to right: Axel, Andrew Stewart,…
Several months after Josh Gilliland of The Legal Geeks asked me to write a guest post on their blog about legal issues surrounding the kid mutants in the movie Logan crossing into Canada, I finally got…
[section is_fullwidth="" background_color="" background_image="" video="" auto_generated="1" _made_with_builder="true"][row][column width="1_1" _made_with_builder="true"][text_block text="<p>I'm pleased to announce that I will be hosting <span style="text-decoration: underline;">two</span> panels at the <a href="https://www.calgaryexpo.com/en/home.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Calgary Comics & Entertainment Expo</a>! Here are the…
Off the usual topic of business law posts, this news article caught my eye (and ire) about a road rage incident in Edmonton this weekend between a motorists and a cyclist: Bashir Mohamed says he was cycling home when…
[Feature image © Plumber274 | Dreamstime.com - Terms And Conditions Photo] Be wary any time someone proposes to add just a few words to a contract, because those added words can substantially alter its interpretation…
[Feature image © Sílvia Antunes | Dreamstime.com - R Registered trademark] One of the most common questions I get from clients is: Should I trademark my name/slogan/logo? With a registered trademark, your rights go beyond…
[Above feature starfield image by Nigel Howe under Creative Commons licence: https://flic.kr/p/f4prwS The "Jedi" font writing are my additions to the image.] It took a while, but yes, the RedFrame Law website is finally up…
[Above feature image by photosteve101 (www.planetofsuccess.com/blog/) under Creative Commons licence: https://flic.kr/p/9MY1Gf] Effective today, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) is finally accepting applications to register sound trademarks. Here's an excerpt of the CIPO practice notice…
Occasionally, a client forwards me an email that they received from a purportedly Chinese domain or trademark registration authority. Three words: Scam scam scam. Unfortunately, it seems to be becoming more and more common. These…
Over the last week or so, there has been a developing story over the filing of trademark applications in the U.S. for slogans relating to the Occupy Wall Street movement, including "We are the 99…