The Federal Court recently released a decision in Alam v. Drew Bieber (2024 FC 499) arising from a motion for default judgment. The plaintiff, a self-represented litigant...

The Respondent Wei Meng obtained a registration for the mark "JU DIAN & Design" (depicted below), in association with "restaurant services; take-out restaurant services" and "beer".

In Pharmascience Inc. v. Janssen Inc., 2024 FCA 10, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed Pharmascience's appeal of a Federal Court decision that found Pharmascience's...

Novartis AG is the owner of a Canadian trademark registration for BEOVU for use in relation to pharmaceutical preparations for treating neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

In AP&C Advanced Powders & Coatings Inc. v. Tekna Plasma Systems Inc., the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed AP&C Advanced Powders & Coatings Inc. ("AP&C")...

The Federal Court of Appeal ("FCA") recently considered the issue of what constitutes "use" of a patented invention for the purposes of proving infringement of a patent under section 42 of the Patent Act (the "Act").

Agracity appealed the Federal Court's ruling on invalidity based on anticipation and obviousness.

In Apotex Inc. v. Janssen Inc., 2021 FCA 45, the Federal Court of Appeal recently dismissed an appeal of the Federal Court decision 2019 FC 1355 by Apotex.

Once again, the Federal Court has found that the Canadian Intellectual Property Office ("CIPO") has failed to follow the jurisprudence on determining patentable subject matter.

Ecolab USA Inc. (the "Plaintiff") was partially successful in establishing infringement, depreciation of goodwill, and passing off of its registered trademark ECOLAB by 2431717 Ontario Inc...

In previous Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal proceedings concerning alleged infringement of four Bombardier patents...

In Chwaja v. 0710674 BC Ltd. (Cottonmouth), 2025 FC 312, the appellant appealed a decision of the Trademarks Opposition Board (TMOB) denying reinstatement of his trademark application that was deemed abandoned under section 38(11) of the Trademarks Act.

Parties engaged in the purchasing of trademarks received good news recently with the Federal Court of Appeal confirming that recent arms-length acquisitions of trademarks may excuse non-use of those trademarks.

From April 7–11, 2026, the internationally renowned Patent Cup took place in Vancouver, bringing together patent professionals from around the world for a unique blend of competitive sailing and industry camaraderie.

With increasing vigilance against social engineering scams, individuals have become conditioned to disregard any unsolicited communications

A recent decision by the Trademarks Opposition Board serves as a reminder that use of protected professional designations such as "engineer" or "engineering" as a trademark...

The United States Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit has upheld last year's decision that Canadian band Nickelback's song "Rockstar" did not infringe the song "Rock Star" by Snowblind Revival.

On 26 June 2023 the Federal Court released their most recent certification decision (Voltage Pictures, LLC v. Salna, 2023 FC 893 [Salna]) relating to reverse class actions attempting to hold...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) officially issued U.S. patent number 11 million, reaching an important milestone in American innovation and ingenuity.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has issued a preliminary redetermination following the Federal Court's remand in Dusome v. Canada, applying a revised patentable subject matter framework to a poker game patent application.