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 »

LANGUAGE POLITICS AND FRENCH SIGN WARS IN QUEBEC – ROUND 2

QUEBEC APPEALS ENGLISH TRADE-MARK DECISION, LANGUAGE WATCHDOG SEEKING TO BE UNLEASHED As my colleague, Scott Miller, post... Read more »

DOES AN INNOVATOR HAVE STANDING AND A RIGHT TO BE MADE A PARTY TO A JUDICIAL REVIEW OF THE MINISTER OF HEALTH’S DECISION RELATING TO THE APPLICATION OF THE DATA PROTECTION REGIME?

This question was recently considered in the Reasons for Order and Order released today in relation to HOSPIRA HEALTHCARE CORPORATION v THE ... Read more »

Members of the Congress of the United States Express Concern Regarding Canada’s “Lack of Adequate and Effective Intellectual Property Rights”

Last week, members of the Congress of the United States wrote the United States Trade Representative “to express [their] strong concerns abo... Read more »

LANGUAGE POLITICS AND FRENCH SIGN WARS IN QUEBEC - REVISITED QUEBEC COURT CONFIRMS FRENCH LANGUAGE WATCHDOG CANNOT BITE ENGLISH TRADEMARKS

LANGUAGE POLITICS AND FRENCH SIGN WARS IN QUEBEC - REVISITED  QUEBEC COURT CONFIRMS FRENCH LANGUAGE WATCHDOG CANNOT BITE ENGLISH TRADEMARKS ... 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 »

Internet Domain Ownership Disputes - If you cannot prove "bad faith" there are still ways to get ownership

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Mold.ca Inc., v. Moldservices.ca Inc. (CV-13-480391) recently confirmed that Internet domain nam... Read more »