In continuing its efforts to streamline access to various services, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) announced that it will launch a new online portal for patent services, MyCIPO Patents.

Since April 1, 2025, the Trademarks Regulations has permitted the Registrar to order costs, on request, against a party in summary trademark expungement proceedings...

In Hello Nori Inc. v. Sushi Nozawa, LLC, 2025 TMOB 95, the Trademarks Opposition Board (the "TMOB")...

Metabyte, Inc. has sued Meta Platforms for trademark infringement and unfair competition over Meta's use of the trademark META in association with a variety of products...

Amendments to the Canadian Patent Act and Patent Rules in force as of January 1, 2025 implement a patent term adjustment (PTA) system.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has released new guidance that fundamentally changes how patent examiners assess patentable subject matter, removing the controversial "problem-solution" approach...

Use is an important concept in Canadian trademark law. The watchword is "use it or lose it".

In Janssen Inc. v. Sandoz Canada Inc., 2021 FC 1265, the Federal Court interpreted the scope of section 16.1 of the Patent Act, the recently enacted provision concerning patent agent privilege.

In Pollock-Cameron Investments Corporation v. Canada Gold and Silver Exchange Ltd., the Registrar of Trademarks...

The Federal Court of Canada recently issued Canada's first ever site blocking order in Bell Media Inc v GoldTV Services, ...

Last month, the Federal Court held that Duracell had used certain of Energizer's trademarks in a manner that was likely to depreciate the value...

Parody has been a fair dealing exception to copyright infringement in Canada since 2012.

The Federal Court recently issued two decisions relating to the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations, SOR/93-133: Bayer Inc. v. Amgen Canada Inc., 2025 FC 107...

Trademark registrants take note – a recent decision from the Trademarks Opposition Board (TMOB) highlights the relatively low evidentiary threshold required to maintain a trademark...

In a Practice Notice published April 1, 2025, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) issued guidance on the new framework for awarding...

Resolving legal disputes through litigation can be costly and time consuming.

A welcoming decision for hotel trademark owners: "hotel services" and "motel services" can potentially be performed in Canada...

One manner of protecting computer software in Canada is by owning copyright in the underlying code.

Canadian patent law has changed in significant respects as of October 30, 2019.

The relationship between science, technology, and intellectual property is symbiotic. Whether it is copyright law protecting software, trademark law protecting a brand and goodwill...