In Patagonia, Inc. v. Labatt Brewing Company Limited, the Federal Court reviewed a decision of the Registrar regarding whether Labatt had submitted...

In a decision issued on 16 December 2024 in Limbic Media Corporation v. Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. 2024 FC 2041, the Federal Court held that use of a trademark in advertisements was not sufficient...

The Federal Court has issued a permanent injunction against a series of unidentified John Does as a result of an effort by a number of broadcasters to combat unauthorized streaming of live sporting events.

Businesses acquiring Canadian trademarks that may have fallen into disuse should take note: in Comité interprofessionnel du vin de champagne v. Coors Brewing Company...

In Eli Lilly Canada Inc. v. Apotex Inc., (2024 FCA 72), the Federal Court of Appeal ("FCA") considered the threshold for sufficient disclosure of a patent application in reviewing the decision...

In a decision reported as Group III International Ltd v. Travelway Group International, 2024 FC 1195, the Federal Court, acting as a referee for the purpose of quantifying profits made by Travelway Group ("Travelway").

In a recent decision on a motion to strike, the Federal Court struck a patent infringement statement of claim in its entirety, with leave to amend...

A Federal Court decision dismissed a patent infringement claim involving detergent formulations packaged in water-soluble film, finding problems with the plaintiff's experimental evidence and expert testimony. The court also invalidated certain patent claims for insufficient disclosure, ruling that the inventor failed to reveal which formulations succeeded or failed during the patent application process.

At the request of McMillan LLP, the Registrar of Trademarks issued a section 45 notice requiring Gallagher Benefit Services (Canada) Group Inc. to demonstrate use of the trademark OPTIMUM TALENT...

An application for leave to appeal the decision in Pharmascience Inc v. Janssen Inc. (2024 FCA 23) was recently filed by Pharmascience in the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC).

The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a finding that the Royal Canadian Legion did not infringe an author's moral rights by selling poppy patterned...

A recently published study suggests that brain scans could be used as evidence in trademark infringement cases.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office's (CIPO) 2025 pilot project on Registrar-initiated trademark registration...

Following Canada's accession to the Madrid Protocol, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) experienced a higher than anticipated...

The Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") has dismissed an application to appeal the federal court of appeal decision in French v. Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) ("French").

We previously reported on the significant changes to the Charter of The French Language introduced through Bill 96, enacted in June 2022, and the clarifications for these changes introduced...

The federal government has announced that recent amendments to the Trademarks Act and the Trademarks Regulations (discussed previously here) will come into force on 1 April 2025.

In an effort to encourage development of semiconductor technologies, the USPTO has announced a new program under the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce

The Federal Court recently issued a decision in the case of Aria Vent Inc. v. 2213785 Ontario Inc. and TRM Holdings Inc., 2025 FC 672...

In Bell Media Inc. v. John Doe 1 (Soap2day), 2025 FC 133, the Federal Court provided its reasons for a site-blocking order it granted on December 16, 2024, which requires various Internet service providers (ISPs).