Now, Why Didn’t I Think of That?

Last month a couple of nice people from OnScope came by our office and introduced me to their trade-mark database services.

Usually, I’m a bit skeptical about such services (I mean, the entire Canadian trade-mark database is publicly available at no charge through the Strategis website), but I’d seen some of the advertisements for […]

This week’s Trade-marks Journal (link to pdf) had a few amusing and interesting trade-mark applications advertised, including:

BIKER MICE FROM MARS - 1,258,883, by Brentwood Television Funnies, Inc. in relation to a variety of wares and services, including the provision of animated television programs. See the official TV Series website […]

Stuart MacDonald recently noted that the whole Web 2.0 thing is over and done with.

Kinda funny that the Canadian trade-mark application for WEB 2.0 was also recently advertised in the Trade-marks Journal.

See application no. 1,295,511 by CMP Media LLC for use in relation to, among other things, trade shows, expositions and business conferences […]

CIPO announced today that it has a new search tool to enable trade-mark examiners, trade-mark agents and trade-mark applicants to better search for acceptable terminology when describing their wares or services.

It can be found here.

I just used to download the latest pdf version of the Wares and Services manual and then use the search features […]

Last month I noted that there was an advertisement in the Trade-marks Journal for a trade-mark application for BLING - 1,234,016, in relation to jewellery, rings, earrings, chains, bracelets, precious stones, gold, silver, platinum, clocks, watches, figurines, crystal ornaments.

“Bling” is slang for expensive and ostentatious jewelry and the like, so I wondered how this got […]