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 »

Common Patent Misconceptions – Myth #3

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

The aftermath of the new Canadian Trademark Legislation

On June 17, 2019, Canada’s new Trademarks Act and Trademarks Regulations came into force. The new Act and Regulations introduced sign... Read more »

Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation: Intersections Between Public Health, Intellectual Property and Trade

Last week, the World Trade Organization together with World Intellectual Property Organization and World Health Organization published an e-... 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 »

Improved Tools for IP Practitioners and Inventors

One of the more daunting tasks for any patent practitioner is to conduct a thorough search of the prior art. There are databases available t... Read more »

WIPO’s Service for Electronic Retrieval of Prior Filed Applications

One of the topics covered in a recent Webinar hosted by the PCT E-Services Unit on September 7th and 8th 2010, was the new Priority Document... Read more »