The United States Supreme Court unanimously relaxed the standard for determining whether a successful patent litigant should be compensated for legal fees.

On April 27, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office published a petition decision stating that under current law...

If yes, then examiners must evaluate whether the claim contains "significantly more" than the excluded concept.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has recently revised its Practice Notice regarding name and surname objections. The revised Practice Notice can be found here.

This is a chance for Canadians to review their European rights and to identify whether they should be seeking protection for additional marks, further specify goods/services or add new classes for existing marks.

The Federal Court in Premium Sports Broadcasting Inc. v. 9005-5906 Québec Inc. (Resto-bar Mirabel), 2017 FC 590, recently dismissed a copyright infringement action on a summary trial motion.

In Nycomed v. Teva, the Federal Court of Appeal confirmed that there is no cause of action in Canada for "contributory infringement" of a patent and, accordingly, approved a decision that struck out parts of a Statement of Defence and Counterclaim that pleaded it

In a news release on June 7, the Government announced that it was suspending the implementation of the "private right of action" provisions in Canada's anti-spam legislation (CASL)...

There are multiple ongoing class actions in Canada against pharmaceutical companies related to Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and its effects. While these proceedings are all currently in their early stages...

Any appeal by Amgen would require the grant of leave by the Supreme Court of Canada.

Taro Pharmaceuticals v Biogen and Acorda Therapeutics.

Generally speaking, the senders of commercial electronic messages (or "CEMs") must obtain express consent in a prescribed format.

The new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement ("USMCA"), announced on September 30, 2018, succeeds the North American Free Trade Agreement ...

Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) is enforced by three federal agencies, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)...

There has been a vast expansion in the use of AI in healthcare. There are many privacy issues that accompany unlocking the potential of AI.

On May 19, 2020 the Competition Bureau announced that as part of a registered settlement, Facebook Inc. will pay a $9 million penalty plus an additional $500,000 for the costs of the Bureau's investigation.

Immunogenicity of biosimilar medicines has been a key concern for regulators.

On January 29, 2020, the European Union (EU) Parliament approved the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement to officially end the UK's...

The Industrial Design Office has announced that it is changing its practice with respect to industrial designs applied to buildings or structures.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is seeking comments on what the impact would be on providing copyright protection to works created using artificial intelligence,