Canadian trademark owners facing a “use” challenge must provide clear, specific, and time-relevant evidence to show use of the trademark—or risk losing their registration. The Federal Court’s decision in... Read more
Trademark applicants should be aware that examination timelines for trademarks have decreased significantly. Anyone who has applied for trademark protection in Canada in recent years knows that the examination... Read more
The recent decision by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in Bartz v. Anthropic PBC is helping shape AI copyright law in the United... Read more
Amendments to the Canadian Patent Act and Patent Rules in force as of January 1, 2025 implement a patent term adjustment (PTA) system. This is in accordance with the... Read more
Changes to trademark law in Quebec due to Bill 96 are set to come into force on 1 June 2025. On 26 June 2024, the Government of Quebec... Read more
Introduction This article will outline the due care standard for reinstatement of Canadian patents and patent applications, and how the standard has been applied. Beginning on the second anniversary... Read more
Oyen Wiggs is pleased to announce that Alexandria (Lexi) Giesbrecht has joined the firm as an Associate lawyer after summering and articling with the firm. Lexi helps clients secure... Read more
We are pleased to welcome our summer student, Howard Hu, to the firm. Howard joined us in early May and is currently completing his JD at the Peter A.... Read more
Oyen Wiggs is proud to announce the recognition of four of its lawyers, David McGruder, Gavin Manning, Thomas Bailey and Hilton Sue as leading lawyers in the area of... Read more
