News, Events and PublicationsRelated to Intellectual Property

Copyright Issues in the Artificial Intelligence Era

By: Sze-Mei Yeung

With the increasing use and adoption of generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) technologies, copyright issues require careful...

The Doctrine of Licensee Estoppel in Canada

By: Jonathan Woolley

An inventor acquires a patent for their invention, and licenses it to a third party who...

Trademarks Versus Tradenames

By: Karin Binder

Why Incorporation or Registering a Business Name May Not Be Enough

Provincial and federal legislation provides for...

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.

RBS Wins Landmark Decision: Government Liable for Trademark Infringement

By: RBS

In a landmark case involving multiple levels of appeal, RBS successfully represented a Vancouver-based energy consulting business against...

Investing in a Future Generation of Business Leaders

Trademark Agent, Trisha Dorù, presented on Intellectual Property basics to students enrolled in Simon Fraser University’s “Resourcing New...

Toronto Maple Leafs Versus Snoop Dogg – Trademark Agent, Trisha DorĂ© Weighs In

Trademark veteran, Trisha DorĂ©, was quoted today in an article published on BIV.com entitled, “Lawyers evaluate Toronto Maple...

Jonathan Woolley quoted in recent CBC article on trademark infringement

Our Intellectual Property lawyers successfully argued an action before the Federal Court of Canada for trademark infringement against the...

Vancouver Craft Beer Week is Upcoming!

Vancouver Craft Beer Week (VCBW) takes place May 25th to June 3rd. Since its inception in 2010, this community...