John McKeown, Counsel, Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber LLP to Speak at KC’s Event

By: The Knowlegde Group
 
June 15, 2015 - PRLog -- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that John McKeown, Counsel, Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber LLP will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “Protecting Fluid Trademarks: Best Practices Uncovered! A 2015 LIVE Webcast” This event is scheduled for July 14, 2015 from 3:00pm – 5:00pm (ET).

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About John McKeown

John focuses on providing advocacy and advice concerning intellectual property and related matters, including protecting trademarks, copyrights, patents, confidential information and misleading advertising claims under the Competition Act. He is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a specialist in Intellectual Property Law (Trade Marks/Copyright).  He is currently the Chair of the Canadian Bar Association Trademarks Committee.

John is the author of Fox, Canadian Law of Copyright and Industrial Designs (3rd Edition, 2000; 4th Edition, 2003), the leading copyright textbook in Canada.  The 4th edition has been released in a loose leaf format.  John and the text have been referred to by both the Supreme Court of Canada and the Federal Court of Appeal as an authoritative source.

John is also the author of two textbooks dealing with trademarks, Brand Management in Canadian Law (1st Edition, 2004; 2nd Edition, 2006; 3rd Edition, 2010) and Canadian Intellectual Property Law and Strategy: Trademarks, Copyright and Industrial Designs. (Currently a new edition is published each year.)

About Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber LLP

For more than 35 years, Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber (GSNH) LLP has helped leading businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals successfully navigate the maze of corporate & commercial law to help protect and grow their businesses. Our mid-sized law firm is based in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada and provides advice across all major practice areas including Intellectual Property. As a mid-sized law firm, we are committed to providing the personalized service of a boutique law firm with the sophistication of a larger law firm.

Event Synopsis:

Fluid Trademarks, or more correctly Dynamic Trademarks, provide a new way to brand products. Such trademarks incorporate different permutations of shape, color, or movement that enhance consumer recognition in the marketplace, but make difficult their protection as intellectual property.

The NBC peacock is one of the earliest such dynamic trademarks. Google uses hundreds of different images as a trademark to represent the company on its search engine. Such changes also present a trade-off between brand dynamism and integrity. Brand recognition helps to support dynamic trade marking in Google’s case. Hence, generally, it is beneficial for large corporations, but not for smaller ones to use dynamic trademarks. In addition, if changes are too significant, it can depart from official registration of the mark and leave it open to contestation.

Dynamic trademarks generally have a short lifespan and usually do not warrant protection as registered trademarks.  However, protecting a dynamic trademark really is only necessary if it is well recognized and adds value to the company. The type of IP protection thus depends on the longevity of the trademark. One solution is to register the template and change internal aspects of the mark. Copyright protection also may be useful. However, the legal terms of use of dynamic trademarks should be changed to keep apace of mark changes. But, risks remain since there is no case law on such dynamic trademarks, nor regarding their protection as IP. Holders of such trademarks should ensure that they have a good Intellectual Property strategy in protecting their entitlement.

A panel of key thought leaders and practitioners assembled by The Knowledge Group will discuss Protecting Fluid Trade Marks and suggest Best Practices in protecting intellectual property under such trademarks.

Key issues include that will be covered in this course are:

§  Fluid Trademarks – An Overview

§  Traditional and Non-Traditional Marks

§  Fluid Trademarks: Uniqueness

§  Innovating Design Patent

§  Rights in Registered Marks

§  Copyright Law Protection

§  Avoiding Random Acts of Fluidity

§  Variations of Word Mark

§  Essential Characteristics of Original Trademarks

§  Infringement on Trade Marks

§  Adopting A Signature Styles

§  Potential Problem with Fluid Marks

§  Possible Lawsuits

§  Latest Regulatory Trends and Development

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Group was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org

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