News, Events and PublicationsRelated to Trademark Services

Articling Students Ajay Gill and Kyusik Shin Called to the Bar!

We are proud to celebrate Ajay Gill and Kyusik Shin, who have recently been called to the bar! Ajay's...

Happy World Intellectual Property Day

Today the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) honours "World IP Day" which is an opportunity to...

Patent Infringement – What Constitutes “Use” of a Patented Invention?

By: Jonathan M.S. Woolley

Canada's Patent Act gives patent-holders the exclusive right of "making, constructing and using" their inventions...

Protecting Indigenous Knowledge Through Trademarks

By: Karin Binder

This year's World Intellectual Property Day highlights the topic of "IP and Music: Feel the Beat...

Join Us in Supporting Covenant House Vancouver’s Mission to End Youth Homelessness

Covenant House Vancouver's (CHV) “Sleep Out” is an annual event to...

Another Resounding Victory for the Educational Sector Against Access Copyright

By: Douglas Cottier and Sze-Mei Yeung.

In another recent positive decision for the educational sector,

Public Interest – Rare Cases Where Patent Injunctions Declined

By: Jonathan Woolley

In patent litigation, when a defendant is found to have infringed a plaintiff’s patent, the court...

A Cautionary Tale for Licensors – The Importance of Control Over Trademark Use by Licensees to Avoid Invalidating Trademark Registration Rights

By: Trisha Doré

Although neither keeping a tidy trademark license regime nor chasing infringers sound appealing, the fruits of...

Do You Own Your Name?

By: Tamara Huculak

Protecting your own name as a trademark may be harder than you think. Many well-known and...

Trademarks – Finding a Path Through the Historic Backlog at Canadian Examination

By: Trisha Dore and Karin Binder

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has recently implemented measures to improve...

The Benefits of Registering a Trademark

By: RBS’ Trademark Agents

Richards Buell Sutton has a group of Registered Trademark Agents with extensive experience in the registration...

Congratulations to our Newest Partners

We warmly welcome Rutsu Shikano, Benjamin Hagen, Dan Nugent and Tamara Huculak to the RBS partnership.