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IP Basics for Charities and NFPs: Descriptive or Distinctive? Understanding Trademark Strength
This article is part of an ongoing series on intellectual property for charities and...
IP Update: Marketing Schemes, Scams, and Deceptive Solicitation
Intellectual property (IP) scams, misleading marketing schemes, and deceptive solicitation...
IP Basics for Charities and NFPs: Difference between a Corporate Name, Business Name, and Trademark
This article is part of an ongoing series on intellectual property for charities and...
IP Basics for Charities and NFPs: Importance of Trademarks to Charities and NFPs
This article is part of an ongoing series on intellectual property for charities and...
IP Basics for Charities and NFPs: Foundations of Intellectual Property
Sep 2025 Charity & NFP Law Update This article is part of an ongoing series on...
The Requirement to Demonstrate Use in Trademark Enforcement Proceedings
May 2025 Charity & NFP Law Update As discussed in the March 2025 Charity & NFP Law...
IP Update – Major Changes Coming to Official Marks Which Will Impact Many Registered Charities
Charities and not-for-profits that hold official marks under Canada’s Trademarks Act should...
IP Update – Use it or Lose It: New Government Pilot Project Could Result in Loss of Registered Trademarks
Feb 2025 Charity & NFP Law Update On January 1, 2025, the Trademarks Opposition Board...
IP Update
Trademark Opposition Initiated by WE Charity Fails In a recent decision by the Trademarks...
Court Finds Canadian Not-for-Profit Infringed Trademarks of US Not-For-Profit
May 2024 Charity & NFP Law Update In a recent trademark infringement case between a...
IP Update
Jan 2024 Charity & NFP Law Update Quebec Releases Draft Regulations Relating to Charter...
IP Update
Nov 2023 Charity & NFP Law Update Reminder: Government Trademark Fees are Increasing in...