PMPRB’S INTERPRETATION OF “PATENTEE” OVERLY BROAD

Two recent Federal Court decisions considered the definition of a “patentee” in the context of the mandate of the Patented Medicines Pric... Read more »

When is an Engineer not Engineering in a Trade-mark?

In Kelly Properties, LLC v. Canadian Council of Professional Engineers , 2013 FCA 287, the MBM litigation team successfully overturned th... Read more »

Québec government announces support for Québec SMEs in seeking their “First Patent”

By way of the Politique nationale de la recherche et de l’innovation (National Policy on Research and Innovation), the Québec government ... Read more »

Teva Canada Limited v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc

The Federal Court of Appeal has affirmed Justices Hughes’ decision relating to the Order of prohibition issued in respect of Canadian Pat... Read more »

Arr! Pirate Joe’s Blows Down Trader Joe’s in Trademark Infringement Dispute

Michael Hallatt of Pirate Joe’s makes his keep by purchasing goods from Trader Joe’s in the U.S. and reselling them to Vancouver residents... Read more »

Concrete Protection

It is always interesting how things change and how technologies from completely different fields can be integrated together to create some... Read more »

New Examination Practice Respecting Computer-Implemented Inventions

In March 2013, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) issued new practice guidelines regarding both purposive construction and ... Read more »

Chain of Title (Part 4 of an Occasional Series of Articles on Due Diligence)

Any party acquiring IP needs to be confident of the effects of the series of transactions transferring ownership from the original creator... Read more »

Beware of Latest Trade-mark Scam

We have recently become aware of yet another scam that involves sending an unsolicited letter to a Canadian trade-mark owner and offering... Read more »

Social Media Spring Cleaning for IP Professionals

With Spring in the air, it’s time to do a little social spring-cleaning on your social media profiles and presence. Even though you’re bu... Read more »

Astrazeneca Canada Inc. v. Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.: Not So "Obvious to Try"

Earlier this week, the Federal Court granted Astrazeneca’s order prohibiting the Minister of Health from issuing a notice of compliance to... Read more »

5 (More) Prior Art Search Tips

The always-informative Patently-O blog recently posted an article titled “ 10 Secrets to Locating Non-Patent Prior Art .” We thought this... Read more »

Intellectual Property Due Diligence (Part 2)

This is the second part of a two part series by Dr. Euan Taylor. Read the first post, Intellectual Property Due Diligence - The Basics (Pa... Read more »

Warning to Internet Users - Copyright Alert System Arrives in the US

A new monitoring system, namely the Copyright Alert System (CAS), is now currently live in participating jurisdictions across the United S... Read more »

In the News - UK To Amend Patent Act:

Earlier this week the U.K. Government announced that the Patent Act would be amended to “allow clinical and field trials and health techno... Read more »

Microsoft's Take on the U.S. Patent System

Brad Smith, General Counsel & Executive Vice President, Legal & Corporate Affairs for Microsoft, in his February 21st blog entitle... Read more »

Is Thalidomide an "Innovative Drug"?

Earlier this month, the Federal Court of Appeal in a two to one decision decided No, Thalidomide is not an “Innovative Drug” . Thalidomi... Read more »

Think Before You Speak - Copyright in Spontaneous Statements

Copyright in Spontaneous Statements A recent story by the Globe and Mail presents an interesting problem for organizations seeking to pr... Read more »

Creativity Worth Spreading

The world famous TED conference is moving to Vancouver, B.C. in March of 2014, for at least a two-year stint. Although I’m personally n... Read more »

WIPO - INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND GENETIC RESOURCES, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND FOLKLORE

Today the 23rd Session of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore... Read more »