On July 31, 2021, the Minister of Health provided notice of proposed amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations and the Medical Devices Regulations.

As previously reported, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed two decisions relating to paliperidone palmitate (Janssen's INVEGA SUSTENNA)...

In the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)'s June 2025 NEWSletter, Acting Chairperson Anie Perrault confirms that the PMPRB plans on publishing its final Guidelines in summer 2025.

An Order in Council published earlier this week fixed December 30, 2022, as the date on which legislation to extend the basic term of copyright protection in Canada from 50 years after...

The most recent installment in a slew of high-damage award proceedings initiated by Canadian broadcasters, three Defendants implicated in the illicit sale of pre-loaded set-top boxes have been ordered to pay $38,810,000 in statutory damages pursuant to section 38.1 of the Copyright Act.

Bill C-4, entitled An Act to implement the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States (i.e. the USMCA),...

On May 20th, 2020, in an attempt to improve the timeliness and efficiency of its services, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office formally allowed trademark examiners to enter amendments...

Co-branding is usually understood as the use of two or more trademarks on a single product, each mark belonging to a different owner and pointing to a different source.

The global coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has affected companies across industries, and in all areas of business

Principal Christian Bolduc discusses the impact of Bill 96 on trademark protection for businesses operating in Québec in an interview with Managing IP (MIP).

By judgment dated May 12, 2021, the Federal Court dismissed patent infringement actions related to Sandoz's pirfenidone capsules and tablets for the treatment...

On December 24, 2020, the Federal Court issued a decision in a patent infringement action pursuant to s. 6(1) of the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance...

The Government of Canada has initiated a comprehensive public consultation to examine whether geographical indications protection should extend beyond wines, spirits, agricultural products and food to include traditional craft and industrial products. This review marks the first major assessment of Canada's GI regime since 2017 and could align the country with jurisdictions like the European Union, which recently implemented a framework for protecting craft and industrial geographical indications.

There has been some uncertainty surrounding the Canadian Intellectual Property Office's (CIPO) practices related to granting extensions of time to respond to an office action on a patent application.

As part of the National Prescription Drug Utilization Information System (NPDUIS) initiative, the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) has released three reports...

Le 25 juillet 2025, le Bureau des médicaments brevetés et de la liaison de Santé Canada a publié son Rapport statistique 2024/2025 pour le Règlement sur les médicaments brevetés (avis de conformité)...

Hear from Janice Bereskin as she discusses the valuable institutional knowledge of IP and the highlights of the INTA 2023 conference in Singapore, in the special podcast series...

On March 29, 2021, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) released a Notice of Violation setting out a $75,000 administrative monetary penalty against an individual...

In the United States, ever since the 2012 Supreme Court decision in Mayo v. Prometheus, many diagnostic method...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has launched a new initiative called the "Patents 4 Partnerships" IP Marketplace Platform.