Intellectual Property (IP) is a cornerstone of business strategy, enabling companies to protect inventions, creative works, and proprietary products. For Canadian businesses, understanding...

With the right approach, intellectual property becomes an invaluable tool for startups to boost innovation and R&D. To maximize your growth potential, Canadian businesses can leverage...

After graduating from a university technology program, your new skills and ambition can open impressive opportunities for your career.

To evolve with the global economy, Canadian companies, including startups, need to recognize the importance of IP within their business plans. Canadians have strong skills in innovation and development...

As of January 1, 2024, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) is set to implement a significant change—a 25% increase in most government fees for patents, trademarks, copyright, and industrial designs.

Patents and trademarks are crucial for protecting valuable intellectual property. That's why it's important for Canadian companies to develop a strategic approach to IP that incorporates...

Divisional patent applications play a crucial role in patent portfolios, particularly when an initial patent application describes multiple closely related inventions.

Most major countries in the world, including the USA and China, require innovators to secure a "foreign filing license" before they can seek patent protection in a foreign country.

I am now halfway into my three-year term as an Elected Director to the CPATA Board.

Canadians are recognized as strong innovators and entrepreneurs, and yet we are also seen as laggards when it comes to protecting intellectual property.

In Canada, the prohibition against patenting methods of medical treatment has been a subject of legal ambiguity. Historically, case law suggested that claims to fixed dosages were patentable, while claims to dosage...

The Supreme Court of British Columbia (the "Court") recently made a noteworthy ruling in an ongoing trademark dispute involving two well-known companies in the outdoor apparel industry. Arc'teryx Equipment...

I am now in the final year of my three-year term as an Elected Director to the CPATA Board. It has been an eventful period, and I am grateful for the opportunity to serve.

Historically, and apparently still, many companies decide to forgo filing in Canada based upon an analysis of the costs of filing and obtaining a patent in Canada, and the significance and size of the Canadian market.

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to gain traction across various sectors, its application within the legal field is becoming increasingly significant.

Hot on the heels of the recent Benjamin Moore appeal decision, Canada's Patent Appeal Board (the "Board") recently considered the patentability of a computer-implemented invention.

The College of Patent and Trademark Agents (CPATA) has announced a significant fee increase effective 2024.

The Hatch-Waxman Act established the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval and litigation process for generic drugs.

On June 22, 2023, the federal government approved amendments to the Patent Act which will introduce patent term adjustments (PTAs) for the first time in Canada.

On January 24, 2023, the Federal Court granted an application pursuant to section 52 of the Patent Act, seeking to add a third person as a named inventor to two patents.