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By Jonathan Cohen,
Domain Name

New gTLDs and the role of ICANN

More than 400 new gTLDs have been approved and are live today. It is too early to tell which will be successful, but preliminary observations suggest that .com remains, for most, the TLD of choice when conducting business. The general view is that the most successful of the new gTLDs will be the .brands such as .apple.
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By Aventum IP Law,
Domain Name, Trademark

April e-news

Defensive domain names – are you protected?

Hurry Up and Wait: Timeline for Canadian trademark law changes to take effect pushed back until 2017


Defensive domain names – are you protected?

We wrote to you some time ago about registering your principal trademarks as “defensive” domain names in the top level domain .xxx which largely features websites with “adult” content. Many of you did so.
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By Aventum IP Law,
Litigation, Patent

Updates to medical use claims in light of Canadian jurisprudence

Canadian jurisprudence has established that claims to a vendible product, or use of a vendible product, for the treatment of a medical condition, are patentable – provided the claim does not engage with, interfere or restrict the use of a professional’s skill and judgment.
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By Aventum IP Law,
Copyright, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Trademark

More power at the Canadian border

Canada has long been criticised for its policies regarding the combating of counterfeit goods, especially regarding the border enforcement of intellectual property rights.
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By Aventum IP Law,
Intellectual Property, Trademark

March e-news

425 New Top Level Domains Now Operational, New anti-counterfeiting measures in Canada,

Please note: scam & Trademark Clearinghouse Registration


425 New Top Level Domains Now Operational

Jonathan Cohen attended the ICANN 52 meeting in Singapore last month, where more than 425 new top level domains (TLDs) have been delegated by ICANN and many are now operational.
It remains to be seen how many will survive the next 18 months and how many will prove to be unsuccessful.
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