The world around us is becoming more reliant on technology and the practice of IP law is no exception. There are already numerous resources offered by national IP offices and agencies around the world

No details were provided as to what changes have been made over the initial conditions of the program announced in 2013.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has now released its revised and much anticipated guidelines on subject matter eligibility ("Interim Eligibility Guidance").

New Court Proceedings - March 2019

These letters advised the organizations to review their marketing practices to ensure they are compliant with the law.

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 August, Facebook changed its Promotion Guidelines, now allowing businesses to host a Facebook contest directly on a Facebook Page without having to develop a Facebook app.

In September 2013, the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada released the "Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioural Advertising", and YourAdChoices.ca.

On September 23, 2019, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) announced that its 2009 guidelines for processing personal data across borders

Mandatory breach reporting is now in force for organizations regulated by the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

Townsend v Sun Life Financial, 2012 FC 550, confirms the Federal Court’s reluctance to award damages for trivial breaches of privacy under Section 16 of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

On June 11, 2019, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (the "OPC") announced that it has reframed its consultation on transfers for processing, including transborder data flows.

The European Medicines Agency ("EMEA") has updated its 2005 guideline on principles for establishing biosimilarity between an innovator product and a biosimilar.

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.

On March 18, 2026, the federal Minister of Health announced the creation of the Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Sector Task Force, a joint initiative led by Health Canada and Innovation...

On November 15, 2022, Health Canada released a new guidance document, "Guidance on clinical evidence requirements for medical devices."

The provisions relating to confidential third-party rebates will not come into force at the same time as the other provisions.

The Canadian Patent Office (CIPO) has advised that as of January 14, 2025, it had granted patents for which final fees were processed in the old system.

C'est aujourd'hui même que le gouvernement de l'Allemagne a ratifié l'Entente sur la Juridiction Unifiée du Brevet (EJUB), permettant ainsi la mise en branle de plusieurs changements...