Late Report of Patent Grant leads to Irretrievable Loss of Drug Patent Register Listing Rights

  Merck Canada Inc. v Canada (Health),   2021 FC 345 The grant of a patent containing a claim that relates to a medicine or use of the medic... Read more »

Industrial Designs - Why Should You Protect Your Unique Designs?

  Industrial designs (“ID”) protect a product’s unique appearance such as shape, configuration, pattern and/or ornamental features. The prot... Read more »

Copyrights in Canada – Process, Timeline, Costs, and the Upcoming Proposed Changes to the Copyright Act

Most people are familiar with patents and trademarks as the most common forms of intellectual property, however, copyrights and their import... Read more »

What Are the Risks of Not Patenting Your Invention?

  Companies large and small often think long and hard about whether to patent their products. For small companies and startups, it is often ... Read more »

Foreign Prosecution History: To Admit, Or Not To Admit, That Remains a Puzzle To Canadian Courts

CanMar Foods Ltd. v. TA Foods Ltd. ,   2021 FCA 7 Section 53.1 of the  Patent Act  has brought about a significant shift in the Canadian app... Read more »

Taste, Smell, Sound, Touch, and Sight - Appealing to All Five Senses with Non-Traditional Trademarks

Words and logo designs tend to steal the show when it comes to what many typically associate with the term “trademark”. What is often underr... Read more »