Erik K Pelton

JANUARY 20, 2021

Different types of brand names – like Hotels.com and Travelocity – have different levels of protection. In this episode Erik explains the differences in strength of various trademarks, and shares why his favorite brand names are suggestive. The post Why Suggestive Brand Names Are the Best appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC.

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Branding Brands Branding Trademark 100

Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

JANUARY 20, 2021

C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45 This case is applicable to all types of contracts including those involving Intellectual Property. The duty of honest performance requires that parties must not lie or otherwise knowingly mislead each other about matters directly linked to the performance of a contract. In a 5-3-1 split decision, the Supreme Court of Canada (the “SCC”) re-affirmed the duty of honest performance in a contract, formulated originally in Bhasin v.

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IP Blog

JANUARY 20, 2021

The Everyday IP blog series was triggered by a brainstorming session in which we realized how many people — including us, sometimes! — do not think about the connections between commonplace objects and the complexities of Intellectual Property. As we saw in the first installment , the links can be quite significant. Socks, of all things, factor into the early patent laws of the U.K., Europe and the U.S., and indirectly helped bring about the Industrial Revolution.

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