by John Malloy, III | Jun 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
In a historic vote, the people of Great Britain have chosen to leave the European Union in what has been dubbed “Brexit.” Many clients have registered their trademarks through the Community Trade Mark (“CTM”) system, now known as the European Union Trade Mark...
by John Malloy, III | Nov 25, 2015 | Trademark
The CTM (Community Trade Mark) registration, which provides protection across most of Europe, has become a staple of international trademark portfolios since introduction in 1996. But, some big changes are coming for the 20th anniversary. Most notably, the...
by John Malloy, III | Feb 16, 2016 | Trademark
As a follow-up to a previous blog entry, it’s finally official — reform legislation in the European Community (“EU”) will take effect on March 23, 2016 and bring major changes to the CTM (“Community Trade Mark”) registration system. Over the past 20 years,...
by John Malloy, III | Jul 14, 2016 | Trademark
If you have not registered your trademark in Canada, now is the time. Our northern neighbor will soon implement a massive overhaul to its Trade-marks Act, pursuant to 2014 legislation that has been on hold pending the adoption of corresponding regulations. Among other...
by John Malloy, III | Jan 26, 2018 | Copyright
The term “substantially similar” causes plenty of confusion in copyright infringement cases. Beyond the amorphous nature of the term, itself, courts use this language with subtly different meanings when evaluating the separate prongs of the test for...
