Proposed changes to the Chinese Trademark Law

Recognizing the economic  importance of a well-functioning trademark system and in view of recent high-profile trademark disputes, such as t... Read more »

The Weight of Words

Case Considered: Habib Bank Limited v. Habib Bank AG Zurich , 2013 FC 51 This case, heard before Mr. Justice Rennie, was an appeal f... Read more »

Too Many Drug Trade-marks

Patients sometimes suffer and may even die because of prescription errors caused by confusion between drug names. To protect consumers ... Read more »

IS AN ENANTIOMER AN "INNOVATIVE DRUG"?

Last week the Federal Court of Appeal in a two to one decision affirmed the Minister of Health’s and Federal Court’s decision that DEXIL... Read more »

Double Patenting in Canada: Change in Canadian Patent Office Practice?

As discussed in a previous post in this blog ( http://www.canadaipblog.com/search/label/Double%20Patenting ), Canadian jurisprudence clear... Read more »

Wenzel Downhole Tools Ltd. and William Wenzel v. National-Oilwell Canada Ltd. et al.

  The Federal Court of Appeal released its decision last week in relation to the Wenzel Downhole Tools Ltd. and William Wenzel (“Wenzel... Read more »

Re Costs: Mövenpick Holding AG v. Exxon Mobil Corporation , 2013 FCA 6

The parties in this case had a disagreement over the repayment of costs awarded to the respondent. In the Federal Court level, Movenpick a... Read more »

Different Court, Same Result – the case for Judicial Comity

Case Considered: Apotex Inc v Abbott Laboratories Ltd 2013 ONSC 356 This decision by Quigley J. grants Abbott Laboratories’ motion... Read more »