As we previously reported, the Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed the lower court's decision dismissing Apotex's claims against Eli Lilly under the Ontario and English Statutes of Monopolies, Trademarks Act...

Merck sought leave to appeal a decision of the Federal Court of Appeal (2021 FCA 224) affirming a Federal Court decision upholding Health Canada's refusal to add a patent relating to a formulation of Merck's KEYTRUDA...

On January 8, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to Janssen and Kennedy Trust (Docket No. 39099) with respect to the Federal Court

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A few recent patent applications reveal that the Honda Element may be making its return to the automotive industry:

In the copyright and patent infringement lawsuit between Oracle and Google (we posted on the copyright aspects here: Copyright Protection for APIs and SDKs and APIs: Do they have copyright protection?), a decision was reached last week by the jury on the patent side of the claim.

Spin Master Ltd., which is based in Toronto, and according to its statement of claim, is the largest Canadian toymaker and one of the top five toy companies globally, acquired the ...

What are the benefits and risks of relying on patent or trade secret protection for your technology? In our latest discussion, members of our intellectual property protection team

The World Intellectual Property Organization (the "WIPO") has released its annual statistics on global IP filings for 2019.

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On February 1, 2023, the Minister of Health announced the appointment of Thomas J. Digby as the new Chairperson for the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)...

Principals Ainslie Parsons and Noel Courage, along with expert international coauthors, recently contributed to an article in The Patent Lawyer Magazine examining how plant breeders and biotechs can protect...

The World Intellectual Property Office (the "WIPO") has opened its 2023 Global Awards program. The program seeks small and medium sized enterprises that use intellectual property...

Earlier this month the World Intellectual Property Organization released its biennial report on the global state of innovation and intellectual property.

In June 2015, Canada's Competition Bureau released its updated draft of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines (Draft IPEGs) for public review and consultation.

On March 13, 2019, the Competition Bureau ("Bureau") published the final version of its updated Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines (IPEGs).

The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board recently published draft Guidelines to replace the current Compendium of Policies, Guidelines and Procedures, leading up to the coming into force of the amended ...

This publication is the most recent effort on our part to share with our clients and friends insights into some of the issues that we address in our efforts to advise the sector.

On April 2, 2020, the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) published a message from the Chairperson regarding the results of its consultation on the draft Guidelines operationalizing the...

AccelerateIP has opened applications for its 2026 intake, offering financial support for companies to develop and implement intellectual property strategies. Meanwhile, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office has released updated guidance on patentable subject-matter, introducing a new two-step test that could significantly impact how patent applications are evaluated in Canada.