Intellectual property is an umbrella term that covers many different areas.

Don’t mix them up!

Watch this cartoon and discover the difference between trademarks and patents.

Choosing a trademarking firm by looking for the lowest filing fee will likely be a very costly mistake.

It’s not that shopping on price is dangerous. It’s that shopping for price without understanding what’s included in the price is dangerous.

Watch the video below, and discover one of the most common ripoffs that law firms and online trademark filing companies are using to lure business owners in with low trademark filing fees, and then milk them dry with follow-up fees.

Canada is unique.

One of the ways it’s unique is that it has a special category of trademarks that nobody can use or register.

They are called official marks.

Watch this cartoon and find out what they are.

Another common reason why trademark applications get rejected is that your trademark is confusingly similar to another previously registered or applied for trademark.

While the concept is not as hard to understand as “”clearly descriptive””, we created this cartoon to explain what confusing marks are and what to do about it.

One of the most common reasons why trademark applications get rejected is that the Trademarks Office considers your trademark to be “”clearly descriptive.””

I wanted to make sure that business owners could understand what this means without unnecessary legalese, so I created this cartoon.

Watch it and find out what a descriptive trademark is and what to do about it.