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On May 20th, 2020, in an attempt to improve the timeliness and efficiency of its services, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office formally allowed trademark examiners to enter amendments...

Co-branding is usually understood as the use of two or more trademarks on a single product, each mark belonging to a different owner and pointing to a different source.

On September 14, 2012, the Competition Bureau announced it had launched legal proceedings before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against three of Canada’s largest telecommunications companies (Bell Canada, Rogers Communications, and Telus Corporation) and a wireless industry association (Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association – CWTA) for misleading advertising under the Competition Act (the Act).

Principal Christian Bolduc discusses the impact of Bill 96 on trademark protection for businesses operating in Québec in an interview with Managing IP (MIP).

By judgment dated May 12, 2021, the Federal Court dismissed patent infringement actions related to Sandoz's pirfenidone capsules and tablets for the treatment...

On December 24, 2020, the Federal Court issued a decision in a patent infringement action pursuant to s. 6(1) of the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance...

In Gilead Sciences Canada Inc. v. Canada, 2012 FCA 254, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed Gilead's appeal of the Minister's decision not to list Canadian Patent No. 2,512,475 on the patent register.

The Government of Canada has initiated a comprehensive public consultation to examine whether geographical indications protection should extend beyond wines, spirits, agricultural products and food to include traditional craft and industrial products. This review marks the first major assessment of Canada's GI regime since 2017 and could align the country with jurisdictions like the European Union, which recently implemented a framework for protecting craft and industrial geographical indications.

On June 13, 2012, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) revealed the list of all newly proposed generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs).

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has confirmed that it now plans to implement the amendments to the Trademarks Act in early 2019.

Since June 17, 2019, it has been possible to designate Canada when filing international applications or territorially extending existing international registrations...

Sovereign patent funds are increasingly influential – and controversial – players in global IP markets. Collectively, SPFs now hold thousands of technology patents and are engaged in licensing and litigation activities worldwide.

A new service offers an effective and inexpensive way for third parties to bring relevant prior art to the attention of applicants and patent offices during the international phase processing of PCT applications.

There has been some uncertainty surrounding the Canadian Intellectual Property Office's (CIPO) practices related to granting extensions of time to respond to an office action on a patent application.

On December 28, 2016, the Federal Court dismissed Alexion's appeal of a decision striking Alexion's constitutional challenge to the price regulation scheme and confiscatory powers found in sections 83-86 and 87(1) of the Patent Act.

As part of the National Prescription Drug Utilization Information System (NPDUIS) initiative, the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) has released three reports...

In Canada, the Copyright Act currently providers owners with a term of protection lasting the life of all author(s) plus 50 years.