Lawyers & Trademark Agents

Trademarks & Intellectual Property Law

Carrying on the trademark practice of Jack Smugler.

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    BLAZE IP sponsors the Haldimand River Cats for the 2026 season. We wish them the best of luck for the season and look forward to seeing them in their new warmup suits. Go River Cats Go!

    12 Jun, 2026

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    BLAZE IP is happy to welcome Noemi Jakab as its first summer student.

    4 May, 2026

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  • Trademarks

    ORNAMENTAL MARKINGS AS TRADEMARKS IN CANADA

    You've adopted a unique pattern of shapes or colours applied to your products and file a trademark application seeking its registration. After your application is approved by the examiner, it is opposed by a third party on the ground that the mark is "merely ornamental". When is a mark "mere ornamentation" rather than a trademark?

    17 Apr, 2026

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