ArticleCanada's New "Use-less" Trademarks ActIn the October/November issue of The Trademark Lawyer magazine, Cynthia Rowden talks about the Canadian Trademarks Act...CanadaIntellectual PropertySmart & Biggar
ArticleCarmela De Luca Coauthors Article In Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy Published By Springer Nature, "Gene Patents In Canada: Is There A New Legal Landscape?"Carmela De Luca coauthors article in Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy published by Springer Nature, "Gene Patents in Canada: Is There a New Legal Landscape?"CanadaIntellectual PropertySmart & Biggar
ArticleCBSA Releases Update Of D Memorandum On Copyright And TrademarksOn November 2, 2015, the CBSA released an updated version of its D Memorandum on Copyright and Trademarks (D19-4-1).CanadaIntellectual PropertySmart & Biggar
ArticleCIPO Expected To Resume Patent Granting On August 20As we previously reported, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has not issued patents since July 2, 2024. According to CIPO's updated roadmap, patent granting should resume on August 20, 2024. CanadaIntellectual PropertySmart & Biggar
ArticleCourt Permits Amendment Of Patent Record To Remove Inventors And Co-ownerIn H. Lundbeck v Canada (Commissioner of Patents), 2021 FC 1394, the Court granted an application to amend a patent record to remove inventors and a co-owner.CanadaIntellectual PropertySmart & Biggar
PodcastDéjà Vu: Recognized Trademark Exception Returns! Review Of The Regulation Under Bill 96 Amending Québec's Charter Of The French Language (Podcast)Join François Larose and Christie Bates as they discuss changes affecting the use of trademarks in a language other than French in Québec, their practical effects, and what companies and individuals doing business in...CanadaIntellectual PropertySmart & Biggar
ArticleEuropean Parliament Approves CETAOn February 15, 2017, the European Parliament voted to approve the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). CanadaIntellectual PropertySmart & Biggar
ArticleMedicine Patent Pool - Pharma Philanthropy Or PR?In this peer reviewed editorial for Informa Healthcare, Carmela De Luca discusses a recent agreement between Merck and The Medicines Patent Pool to license intellectual property relating to pediatric formulations of its integrase HIV drug.CanadaIntellectual PropertySmart & Biggar
ArticleMillennium And Janssen Seek Leave From Supreme Court Of Canada In Section 8 Bortezomib CaseAs previously reported, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) dismissed Millennium Pharmaceuticals and Janssen's appeal from a decision granting Teva's claim for...CanadaIntellectual PropertySmart & Biggar
Article"Pardon My French": Trademarks In Commercial Advertising In Québec In Light Of The Recent Amendments To The Regulations Under The Charter Of The French Language"François Larose authors article on amendments to Québec's language laws and the impact on provincial and federally regulated businesses in Québec, published in Landslide magazine, a publication of the American Bar Association.CanadaIntellectual PropertySmart & Biggar
PodcastPatenting Chemical AI - Legal Issues & Emerging Opportunities (Podcast)This informative podcast breaks down the key developments of AI in chemistry and explores the nuances of intellectual property in the field of Chemical AI.CanadaIntellectual PropertySmart & Biggar
ArticlePMPRB Amendments Will Likely Not Be Implemented By January 2019We previously reported on proposed amendments to the Patented Medicines Regulations released on December 2, 2017.CanadaIntellectual PropertySmart & Biggar
ArticlePMPRB Releases 2016 Annual ReportOn October 26, 2017, the Federal Minister of Health tabled the 2016 Annual Report of the PMPRB with the Clerks of the House of Commons and the Senate.CanadaIntellectual PropertySmart & Biggar
ArticleSupreme Court Of Canada Denies Leave Regarding Lisdexamfetamine Patent DecisionOn October 7, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to Apotex.CanadaIntellectual PropertySmart & Biggar
ArticleUniversity Of Alberta v. Canada (Attorney General) – UpdateEarlier this year we reported on a decision of the Federal Court of Appeal in which the University of Alberta sought to revive an abandoned patent application after the reinstatement period had expired.CanadaIntellectual PropertySmart & Biggar
ArticleCelebrating International Women's Day – Perspectives From Bereskin & ParrJoin us as we celebrate International Women's Day with our new podcast led by three intellectual property professionals. Hear from associates Alissa Hyppolite, Shaivi Bhatt, and Parnian Soltanipanah...CanadaLaw Department PerformanceSmart & Biggar
PodcastCelebrating International Women's Day – Perspectives From Bereskin & Parr (Podcast)Join us as we celebrate International Women's Day with our new podcast led by three lawyers looking back on their road to success. Hear from Bereskin & Parr's Intellectual...CanadaLaw Department PerformanceSmart & Biggar
PodcastNeurodiversity Celebration Week - Working With ADHD (Podcast)oin us as we support Neurodiversity Celebration Week. In this podcast, partner Micheline Gravelle chats with partner Bhupinder Randhawa about his views and experiences in working with ADHD in a law firm environment.CanadaLaw Department PerformanceSmart & Biggar
ArticleNew Court Proceedings - September 2021New Court Proceedings.CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSmart & Biggar
ArticleTime To Revamp Your Online Privacy DisclosuresJennifer McKenzie outlines a few key points from the guidelines published by the Federal, British Colombia and Alberta Privacy Commissioners.CanadaPrivacySmart & Biggar