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The Canadian Intellectual Property Office's (CIPO) approach to the question of patentable subject matter – what can be patented – has been much-criticized in recent years as departing from that...

If your company is still relatively new to patenting, here are some tips for smoother sailing.

Google announced on April 27, 2015 a new program for patent owners to sell their patents to the ubiquitous search engine giant.

We reviewed innovator drugs approved by Health Canada in 2015-2016 and found that there was no clear winner between the legal protections offered by Canadian patents and data protection.

The latest chapter in the Group III International Ltd. v. Travelway Group International Ltd. saga has closed.

This article is the first in a series discussing intellectual property (IP) strategies for cybersecurity-related innovations.

The recent decision in TFI Foods Ltd. and I-MEI Foods Co., Ltd. v Every Green International Inc. (2020 FC 808) confirms that injunctions in intellectual property cases, while rare...

In Canada, there have been only a few Canadian cases dealing with use of competitors' trademarks in search engine optimization (SEO), for example as keywords and metatags.

If you hear the word JAVEX, chances are you think of the bleach products associated with that mark. Long in use, the JAVEX marks recently came under fire in an appeal of a...

Le médaille d'or olympique et sprinter Bruny Surin a déposé une poursuite en violation de marques de commerce contre Puma Canada Inc. et Puma North America Inc. (Puma N.A.) devant la Cour supérieure...

On April 21, 2015 the Federal Government released its 2015 budget plan.

In Benjamin Moore & CO. Limited v. Home Hardware Stores Limited, 2017 FCA 53 the Federal Court of Appeal granted an appeal of the Federal Court's judgement which had set aside the Opposition Board's decision.

On March 8, 2013, the Canadian Patent Office released examination guidelines for computer-related subject matter.

The new year is about to ring in, and with it, new fees are expected at the Canadian and U.S. Trademarks Office.

Some foreign brand owners may be surprised to learn that in Canada, when seeking to protect design (or figurative) marks, it is sometimes better to register marks in black and ...

Ontario has been taking steps to improve its conversion of innovation to intellectual property (IP). For example, a government-appointed panel held consultations with ...

On October 23, 2014, Canadian Minister of Finance Joe Oliver introduced and moved for first reading of Bill C-43, A Second Act to Implement Certain Provisions of the Budget Tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and Other Measures, also known by its short title Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2.