Effective Consent Made Easier Under the NOC Regulations

  Case introduction: The Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations (“NOC Regulations”) permit the Minister of Health (“Minister”... Read more »

Common Patent Misconceptions - Myth #5 - Provisional Applications

  This article is part of a series on commonly held misconceptions about patents. Many prospective patentees often have unfounded reservatio... Read more »

The Impact of CIPO’s New Guidance on the Prosecution of Patent Applications Directed to Diagnostic Methods

  The Federal Court in  Choueifaty v. Canada (Attorney General) , 2020 FC 837 decision found that CIPO’s problem and solution framed “purpos... Read more »

CIPO Updates Patent Examination Practice In Light of Recent Federal Court Decision

The Federal Court in Choueifaty v. Canada (Attorney General)  (2020 FC 837) found that CIPO’s problem and solution framed “purposive constru... Read more »

Enforcing Copyright Outside the Courtroom – The New Notice Regimes

  With the ever-increasing presence of social media, including websites like YouTube where content can generate income, copyright infringeme... Read more »

High Stakes: Protecting Your Cannabis Intellectual Property

It has been almost two years since the federal legalization of cannabis, and Canada’s legal cannabis market is quickly blossoming into a ma... Read more »

Federal Court Finds CIPO Examination Practice Out of Line with Supreme Court Precedents

  The Federal Court in a recent decision found a wide-reaching examination practice respecting purposive construction that was introduced by... Read more »