Trademarks & Branding
Our trademark agents and lawyers assist clients in developing and managing national and global trademark portfolios. They conduct searches to determine the availability of trademarks for use and registration in Canada and elsewhere, and provide a full range of services relating to the prosecution, registration and maintenance of trademarks.
We also help our clients increase their brand exposure with the counsel of our lawyers who are experts in regulatory, advertising and marketing matters.
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Recent Developments
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Canadian Trademark Service Fees Are Increasing in 2024: Consider Paying Fees in Advance
Effective January 1, 2024, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) will implement a fee increase for most trademark services. -
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Tech Lending: What Are IP Assets?
Knowing how different kinds of IP work and how ownership interests are protected at law enables lenders to assess the value of a business’s intangible assets and overall viability. -
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Aird & Berlis Trademark Practice and Practitioners Recognized in 2023 WTR 1000
Aird & Berlis is proud to be recognized in the 2023 edition of World Trademark Review 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals at both the firm and individual levels. -
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Federal Court Expunges Licensee’s Trademark Registrations for Bad Faith
The Federal Court recently expunged a sublicensee’s registration of the brand owner’s trademarks on the basis of bad faith and awarded punitive damages to the brand owner. Blossman Gas, Inc. v. Allian... -
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Tim Lowman Recognized in IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2023
Aird & Berlis is pleased to announce that Tim Lowman, head of the firm's Intellectual Property Group, is recognized in IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2023. This guide features some of the foremost ex... -
TheSpotlight
Adoption of Bill 96 – Are Your Trademark Rights Secured?
On May 24, 2022, the National Assembly of Québec adopted Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec, reforming language laws in the province. Bill 96 will have broad... -
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Tim Lowman and Ken Clark Recognized as 2022 IP STARS
Two of our leading intellectual property lawyers have been recognized as Trademark stars in the 2022 edition of IP STARS, Managing Intellectual Property’s guide to the world's leading IP firms and pra... -
TheSpotlight
Ghost in the Well: Court Expunges Registration of a Competitor’s Trademark
While the concept of “bad faith” has percolated in Canadian trademark law for some time, the Federal Court’s recent decision in Advanced Purification Engineering Corporation (APEC Water Systems) v. iS... -
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Aird & Berlis | Aird & McBurney Recognized in 2021 edition of the IAM Patent 1000
Aird & Berlis and Aird & McBurney are proud to be recognized in the Canada section of the 2021 edition of the IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals. -
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Aird & Berlis Partners Recognized as 2021 IP STARS
Three members of the Aird & Berlis Intellectual Property Group have been recognized in the 2021 edition of IP STARS, Managing Intellectual Property’s guide to the world's leading IP firms and practiti... -
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Aird & Berlis Partners Recognized as 2021 IP STARS
Three members of the Aird & Berlis Intellectual Property Group have been recognized in the 2021 edition of IP STARS, Managing Intellectual Property’s guide to the world's leading IP firms and practiti... -
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Aird & Berlis Lawyers Named in Lexpert Special Edition: Health Sciences 2021
Aird & Berlis partners Trent Horne and Donald Johnston are among the leading lawyers named in the Lexpert Special Edition: Health Sciences 2021. This publication focuses on health services and the Lex... -
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Aird & Berlis and Aird & McBurney Welcome Partner Steve Hundal
We are pleased to announce that Steve Hundal has joined the firm as a partner and member of our Intellectual Property Group. -
Firm NewsAird & Berlis Trademark Practice and Practitioners Recognized in 2021 WTR 1000
Aird & Berlis is proud to be recognized in the 2021 edition of World Trademark Review 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals at both the firm and individual levels. -
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Tim Lowman Recognized in IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2021
Aird & Berlis is pleased to announce that Tim Lowman, head of the firm's Intellectual Property Group, is recognized in IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2021. Tim is one of 25 Canadian IP advisors selec... -
TheSpotlight
The Swiss Shield: A Trademark Registration Is a Defence to Damages Even if Later Invalidated
Switzerland’s historic neutrality does not extend to the use of its iconic cross. Wenger, the Swiss company behind the legendary “Swiss Army Knife”, commenced a trademark claim against Travelway, a Ca...