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...

Changes to Canada's Patent Rules are scheduled to take effect on October 3, 2022.

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

On 17 February 2021, Conservative Senator Claude Carignan introduced a private members bill, S-225, "An Act to amend the Copyright Act (remuneration for journalistic works)".

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 Supreme Court of Canada has issued two judgments that address how the decisions of administrative bodies should be reviewed by the courts

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).

A group of major Canadian media organizations (the "Plaintiffs") has scored an early procedural victory against OpenAI in Ontario.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office is hosting a complimentary one-day summit designed to equip small and medium enterprises with strategic knowledge for protecting, researching, innovating, marketing...

Inventors, patent applicants, and patent assignees should carefully consider who the actual inventors of their patents are, or they may risk losing their patent rights altogether.

A trademark application in Canada may be objected to by a trademark examiner on a number of grounds, including if the trademark consists of a term that is considered to be primarily a name or surname...

The Trademarks Opposition Board recently upheld a registration for the FRÜH & DESIGN trademark covering top fermented beers, demonstrating that clear evidence of use can successfully defend against section 45 proceedings. This decision illustrates how straightforward documentation of sales, distribution networks, and delivery records proved sufficient to maintain trademark protection in Canada.

In the recent decision of Sobeys Capital Incorporated v. CCP Productos, S.A.P.I. de C.V., the Trademarks Opposition Board (TMOB) allowed an opposition filed by Sobeys, finding that the applied-for trademark VUALA is confusingly similar to Sobeys' VOILA marks.

The crux of one's rights in a trademark lies in use of the mark. Upon issuance of a trademark registration, we advise owners that it is important to use the trademark on an ongoing basis...