Since the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (the "CIPO")'s release of a Practice Notice on 9 November 2016 clarifying its practice with respect to the registrability ...

These filings have spurred meaningful discussion about AI-related inventorship and ownership.

The Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre ("CIIDRC") opened for business last month and is currently accepting ...

With courthouse closures and law firms quick to implement remote working policies

Changes to trademark law in Quebec due to Bill 96 are set to come into force on 1 June 2025. On 26 June 2024, the Government of Quebec released finalized amendments to the Regulation respecting the language.

With a population of 1.3 billion, China is the world's second-largest economy and represents an exciting developing global market

Patent applicants and patentees take note – two recent decisions issued by the Federal Court of Appeal have further emphasized the strict application of the due care standard.

The U.S. Supreme Court released a much-anticipated ruling in Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc., 593 U.S. (2021) on 5 April 2021, ending the decade-long copyright battle between Google and Oracle...

A challenge faced by many international entities when entering the Chinese market is that their brands have already been registered as trademarks in China by speedy local filers.

Trademark distinctiveness is an examination criterion that was introduced to Canadian trademarks law on June 17, 2019

Registering the name of an individual as a trademark in Canada poses unique challenges.

A regular patent application requires carefully and thoroughly drafting a patent specification and claims, and is best prepared with the assistance of a patent agent.

In Google LLC v Sonos Inc, 2024 FCA 44, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed Google's appeal of a Federal Court decision that found that Sonos...

Beginning in earnest in 2017 with the issuance of the "Opinion on Deepening the Reform of the Review and Approval System and Encouraging the Innovation of Drugs and Medical Devices"

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed a district court's decision in favor of rapper Jay-Z ...

Last year, in the decision of Yves Choueifaty v. Attorney General of Canada, 2020 FC 837 ("Choueifaty"), the Federal Court rejected the "problem and solution"...

A recent decision from the Federal Court of Appeal addresses the extent of fair dealing as it relates to copyright, and whether tariffs set by copyright collectives are mandatory.

This article will outline the due care standard for reinstatement of Canadian patents and patent applications, and how the standard has been applied.

Most of us are familiar with traditional trademarks comprising words and designs. Many businesses now recognize, however, the growing importance of so-called non-traditional trademarks...

This case was the very first one that was argued before the Court via telephone in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.