Any party acquiring IP needs to be confident of the effects of the series of transactions transferring ownership from the original creator... Read more »
With IP transactions as with any other kind of transaction, ownership is a threshold question. Does the person selling or licensing IP or ... Read more »
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 »
APRIL 30th DEADLINE Expedited Examination: Deadline to Request Reinstatement of Abandoned Applications As noted in our newsflash of March ... Read more »
Changes relating to Expedited Examination in Canada came into force on March 3, 2011. These changes include: 1. Under current provisions to... Read more »
In its first decision of 2011 (see Celgene Corporation v. Attorney General of Canada , 2011 SCC 1), the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) cla... Read more »
Brand name pharmaceutical companies may want to keep themselves abreast of recent developments in respect of compulsory licensing of patente... Read more »
This was an appeal from two decisions of the Registrar of Trade-Marks expunging two Cohiba cigars trade-marks. The Court concludes that: 1... Read more »
The central argument in this judicial review of a patent decision – that was accepted by the Court – is below: B. The Applicant’s Oral Argu... Read more »