The Combatting Counterfeiting Products Act
Background The Canadian Government has introduced Bill C-56 to amend the Copyright Act and the Trade-marks Act to strengthen the enforcement of copyright and trade mark rights and to curtail commercial activity involving infringing copies and counterfeit goods. The Bill also appears to satisfy Canada’s obligations under the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and will allow […]
Descriptive Trade Marks are Demanding
A recent case in the United Kingdom illustrates the problems associated with a descriptive trade mark.[1] The Plaintiffs The plaintiffs were members of a substantial Hong Kong-based group of broadcasting, media and telecommunications companies headed by PCCW Ltd. (PCCW). Starbucks (HK) Limited, a PCCW company, owned the registered Community Trade Mark shown below: The mark […]
