http://www.trademarkblog.ca/corporate-knights-jousts-with-macleans/ Commentary on Canadian Trademarks & Technology Law Fri, 17 Sep 2010 05:58:18 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.trademarkblog.ca/corporate-knights-jousts-with-macleans/comment-page-1/#comment-154281 Come on Macleans… | Ben's Blog Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:52:11 +0000 http://www.trademarkblog.ca/?p=416#comment-154281 [...] Firstly, it has been insinuated that Macleans “borrowed” the idea for their June cover story Canada’s 50 Best Corporate Citizens. It turns out that Corporate Knights magazine, run by my friends Toby Heaps and Karen Kun, has published an eerily similar ranking scheme since 2002 called Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada. Now, I’m no lawyer, but that seems a bit too close for comfort.  Corporate Knights is  now exploring legal action against Macleans according to the Canadian Trademark Blog. [...] [...] Firstly, it has been insinuated that Macleans “borrowed” the idea for their June cover story Canada’s 50 Best Corporate Citizens. It turns out that Corporate Knights magazine, run by my friends Toby Heaps and Karen Kun, has published an eerily similar ranking scheme since 2002 called Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada. Now, I’m no lawyer, but that seems a bit too close for comfort.  Corporate Knights is  now exploring legal action against Macleans according to the Canadian Trademark Blog. [...]

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