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Wednesday, August 24, 2022

MBM Prevails as Federal Court Awards Unprecedented 50% Lump Sum Award of Costs in Trademark Dispute

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  On August 15, 2022, the Federal Court of Canada issued its decision with respect to costs in Dragona Carpet Supplies Missisauga Inc. v Dra...
Wednesday, June 22, 2022

New Trademark Laws For Québec – What You Need To Know

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  In approximately three years or less, the Québec Government’s newly adopted Bill 96 , An Act respecting French, the official and common l...
Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Important CIPO Update - Date Announced for Amendments to Canadian Patent Rules

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  Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) just announced that the new amendments to the Canadian Patent Rules to ‘streamline examinatio...

Health Canada to Draft New Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Guidelines in the Wake of Pharmaceutical Victories

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  Canada’s Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) is a quasi-judicial body that has authority under the Patent Act to protect and inf...
Monday, November 15, 2021

Conference Posters and Materials: Beware! They Can Constitute Prior Art

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In the academic world, it is common for researchers to attend and present their findings at conferences. Papers presented will typically...
Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Does Copyright Extend to “facts”? The Federal Court Sets the Story Straight on the Extent of Copyright Protection in Nonfiction Work

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INTRODUCTION In the recent 2021 decision of  Winkler v. Hendley,  2021 FC 498 [ Winkler ], the Federal Court (the “Court”) addressed an unus...
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