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On 3 February 2023, Getty Images filed a lawsuit in the US against Stability AI, Inc., the company responsible for the text-to-image AI image-generating platform Stable Diffusion.

In a surprising decision, the US Supreme Court has ruled 8-1 that adding ".com" to an otherwise generic word can make the combination eligible for trademark protection.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") has recently launched a web-based Intellectual Property marketplace platform named "Patents 4 Partnership".

The British Columbia Supreme Court has issued an interlocutory injunction restraining adidas Canada from using TERREX as the name of one of its retail stores in Vancouver.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has introduced a digital certification service that transforms how applicants and rights holders obtain official IP documents. This new electronic system promises faster processing times and enhanced convenience compared to traditional paper-based methods. What does this mean for patent, trademark, industrial design, and copyright holders navigating IP prosecution and enforcement?

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has released findings from roundtable discussions with 53 small and medium-sized businesses across six cities, revealing significant challenges in protecting intellectual property. Business owners identified cost, slow timelines, complexity, and limited knowledge as major barriers to accessing IP protection in Canada. CIPO plans to use this feedback to shape its upcoming business strategy and has already initiated a review of its fee structure.

The federal government is currently seeking public opinions on the possibility of instituting a "patent box regime".

The Federal Court has issued a landmark ruling on stream ripping services that circumvent YouTube's security measures to create permanent downloads of content meant only for streaming.

New Patent Rules have come into force in Canada, marking the completion of Canada's long journey to modernize its patent legislative regime.

The Federal Court of Canada recently issued Canada's first ever site blocking order in Bell Media Inc v GoldTV Services, 2019 FC 1432.

The Plaintiff August Image LLC ("August") is a photographic syndication agency. It claimed to have acquired exclusive rights to license 6 photos of Jennifer Lopez taken by celebrity photographer Joe Pugliese.

In a decision issued on 16 December 2024 in Limbic Media Corporation v. Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. 2024 FC 2041, the Federal Court held that use of a trademark in advertisements was not sufficient...

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

On April 7th, 2020, the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) issued a statement reassuring its stakeholders that it is well positioned to endure the great uncertainty caused by...

Attention, pharmaceutical companies and medical practitioners! The Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") is poised to revisit one of the most consequential issues...

Trademark applicants should be aware that examination timelines for trademarks have decreased significantly.

YouTube, the second most visited website in the world (after only its parent, Google), is currently facing a lawsuit regarding the company's copyright protection program.