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  • About the IP Address Blog

    The IP Address blog publishes Canadian intellectual property and technology law news and commentary. The IP Address blog is written by Lorraine M. Fleck, a Toronto, Canada lawyer and trade-mark agent at Hoffer Adler LLP. For more information on Lorraine and her firm, please visit www.hofferadler.com and www.intelligentiplaw.com.

    Please note that the content on this blog is for informational purposes only and is not legal advice. Please see the Legal Notices section of this blog for more details.

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IP Address Blog Updates for February 29, 2012

Navajo Nation sues Urban Outfitters for trade-mark infringement http://on-msn.com/xgVPII China higher court begins hearing Apple iPad appeal http://reut.rs/xgcTx1 Pinterest’s copyright concern (or how pinning a favourite photo can lead to lawsuits bit.ly/x1d3t1 Presidential candidates face patent lawsuit for using Facebook bit.ly/wZFBhN Articles on the dispute between Madonna and Joe Francis over Girls Gone Wild song … Read more

IP Address Blog Updates for February 28, 2012

Tim Hortons franchisees lose $2-billion lawsuit http://natpo.st/AzJQRM A Swedish Company Claims It Owns A Swipe Patent Used By Apple tcrn.ch/Aafs1A US | Cyber Intrusions Into Air Force Computers Take Weeks to Detect bit.ly/z2O7Q8 Google, Apple sued over Street View technology cnet.co/xdbNU0 Leaked Audit in Eminem Royalty Suit Highlights Huge Stakes for Record Industry bit.ly/zeR6am EPIC … Read more

IP Address Blog Updates for February 27, 2012

Facebook Accused Of Reading Users’ Text Messages http://tcrn.ch/ypzN1Z MPEG LA offers patent license for 3D video cnet.co/xD0ltf Graphic references other countries as well | American Invention Productivity onforb.es/xVEfii WikiLeaks Tightens Ties To Anonymous In Leak Of Stratfor Emails onforb.es/zvYX3f U.S. wants Kim DotCom back in jail cnet.co/xenbRw To reduce piracy, RapidShare throttles download speed for … Read more

IP Address Blog Updates for February 24, 2012

Ruling Stands: Defendant Must Decrypt Laptop http://bit.ly/yIN6yH Comcast Sues Sprint Claiming Infringement of Telecommunication Patents bloom.bg/A1X9g7 Proview files iPad lawsuit in U.S. court cnet.co/w2cfAR Civil liberties groups: Proposed cybersecurity bill is too broad cnet.co/xuIz7K Keyboard Patent Shows How Apple Could Make MacBooks Even Thinner bit.ly/wPjIAm Smart meters, hack attacks & theft | Could thieves be … Read more

IP Address Blog Updates for February 23, 2012

A very Canadian lawsuit | Canada Goose, maker of the iconic parka, sues International Clothiers for trade-mark infringement http://bit.ly/zyjsnl Corrected link | White House unveils ‘bill of rights’ to protect online privacy bit.ly/xr0Ma1 Apple can sell iPads in Shanghai, court says bit.ly/xMlleD Wine marketing | If the wine is hard to pronounce, is it worth … Read more

IP Address Blog Updates for February 22, 2012

Google buys patents of defunct search engine Cuil http://ti.me/zzcVSC Pirate Bay ruled to infringe copyright, could be blocked in UK bit.ly/wWRnKz How Patent Battles Threaten the Simple Act of Unlocking a Phone bit.ly/xhUx2C Spam continues to dip but malware marches merrily on cnet.co/yBjC5Z Google now facing class-action suit over Safari cookie circumvention bit.ly/wjRmbh The iPad … Read more

IP Address Blog Updates for February 21, 2012

Gucci Trademark Infringement Suit Against Guess? Moves Forward http://bit.ly/yRm4yK Trademarks Take On New Importance in Internet Era nyti.ms/zCkGco Pinterest addresses copyright issues with opt-out option cnet.co/wvO3tK Feds Seize $50 Million in Megaupload Assets, Lodge New Charges bit.ly/wM30ri Intersection between intellectual property disputes & market share | Apple’s legal woes in China offer hope to rivals … Read more

IP Address Blog Updates for February 15, 2012

Craving java? Pour some South African red wine http://bit.ly/AlkJV5 Flaw Found in an Online Encryption Method nyti.ms/z9LxR0 Apple Has an ‘iTV’ Naming Problem (UPDATE) ti.me/zRqVjR Philips investigates possible cyber security breach reut.rs/zEFzov Google gets U.S., EU nod to buy Motorola Mobility reut.rs/yaJ4f7 Chinese Shoppers Lose Taste for Fakes on.wsj.com/zhNZ11 Linsanity trademarked, but not by Jeremy … Read more

IP Address Blog Updates for February 14, 2012

ICANN has 100 new gTLD applicants http://ow.ly/93SGS Got Open WiFi? Get a lawyer. onforb.es/ADhUBg ComScore Posts $3.3 Million Q4 Loss – Hit Hard By Nielsen Patent War tcrn.ch/yHvM75 Justice Dept seeks to bolster IP enforcement team reut.rs/zoK5VH Apple may face iPad export ban in China trademark dispute reut.rs/zxwl4B Cyberwar Is the New Yellowcake, Fueling a … Read more

IP Address Blog Updates for February 8, 2012

Top 10 pirated movies in the world (infographic) http://cnet.co/xLsXZT Judge Refuses to Shut Down Online Market for Used MP3s bit.ly/x6QWHd The three patents Microsoft is hammering the Nook with—and why they may be invalid bit.ly/yQYnKs Acer Comes After Former CEO Gianfranco Lanci For Breach Of Non-Compete tcrn.ch/z2K3eq Google Is Said to Assure Fair Licensing for … Read more

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