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The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Digital Access Service (DAS) allows for simple and secure electronic exchange of priority patent applications between participating intellectual...

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has launched a new online national entry request tool for Canadian national phase entries of international PCT patent applications.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has released a new practice notice clarifying its practice regarding requests for extensions of time under subsection 3(1) of the Patent Rules.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has released a new practice notice clarifying the effect of the Designated Days on maintenance fee due dates.

On 1 March 2023 the Copyright Board of Canada published and brought into effect the final version of their Rules of Practice and Procedure (the "Rules").

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) published a practice notice on May 3, 2021 confirming that the CIPO will now begin to accept requests for expedited examination of trademark...

In the recent decision of Munchkin, Inc. v. Angelcare Canada Inc., 2024 FCA 156, the Federal Court of Appeal upheld the Federal Court's decision finding Munchkin...

The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld the first ever website blocking order. In 2019 the Federal Court issued an order for Canadian internet service providers (ISPs) to block websites operating under the name "GoldTV"

On 13 July 2020, the US Supreme Court released its October schedule, which includes hearing oral arguments in the longstanding copyright dispute between Google and Oracle America on 7 October 2020.

A recent study published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the "USPTO") found that the number of artificial intelligence related patent applications had more than doubled in 2018 from 2002.

As of 3 October 2022, amendments to the Patent Rules are in force.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) experienced delays in the following areas during last month's Public Service Alliance of Canada strike...

Bev Standing, a Canadian voice actor, has sued TikTok for allegedly using recordings of her voice without her consent. TikTok is a social media platform that allows users to post short video clips that can be edited with various video and audio effects.

Canada's Intellectual Property Office has introduced a new expedited examination program for patent applications in critical technology sectors. The Key Technology Expedited Program waives the advanced examination fee and promises first office action within seven months for qualifying applications related to critical minerals supply chain innovations.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has launched a new quarterly-updated resource tracking confidentiality order and costs award requests before the Trademarks Opposition Board. This database provides transparency into how the TMOB has ruled on such requests since gaining these powers in April 2025, offering valuable precedent for trademark practitioners and parties navigating opposition and section 45 proceedings.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has released a new practice notice providing guidance on CIPO's approach...

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has dramatically reduced trademark examination wait times to approximately 7.2 months for applications filed in April 2026, down from delays that previously stretched multiple years.