In this issue - #114 July 31, 2008

We are very pleased to announce that Vanessa DeDominicis has been accepted by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office as a Registered Trade-mark Agent and was officially entered on the list of Trade-mark Agents by the Registrar of Trade-marks on July 2nd 2008.

Judgment on a long-running lawsuit in New York which helped launch a world outcry over Nazi-looted art at museums and prompted many institutions to begin examining their collections for history of Nazi theft, has been postponed to let the US government review new evidence.

Cell phones and the BlackBerry appear to be the scourge of the modern workplace.

In Mount Vernon, Ohio, a science teacher was fired after being accused of preaching his religious beliefs in the classroom and burning crosses on students’ arms. 

In a recent edition of his weekly column, “Legal Ease”, which appears nationally in a variety of print and electronic media, Robert Smithson addressed the newly framed tort of negligent investigation as it applies to consultants conducting workplace investigations.

In Paris, France a flight attendant will have the opportunity to take her career to a whole new level (literally). 

Speaking of out-of-this-world travel, the soaring cost of fuel isn't just affecting your wallet at the gas pump...

Interviews are nothing if not opportunities to drive yourself crazy. 

Google says BellCanada is breaking Canadian telecommunications law by slowing certain Internet traffic, and is urging the CRTC to take action against the company.

There is news that some US banks are preparing to extend their fight against “patent trolls”. 

Most companies are aware of how desirable it is to obtain patents for their inventions and trade-marks for their names and logos.

Certain Kelowna residents may be able to legally earn money from secondary suites on their property.

Trucking companies are using a variety of hi-tech devices that are changing the face of trucking litigation.