On 1 April 2019, Canada joined the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Digital Access Service (DAS) for industrial design applications. This means that submitting priority documents has become simpler and... Read more
WIPO has added a new AI-based image search tool for trademarks to its Global Brand Database. The tool leverages deep neural networks together with existing figurative element classification data,... Read more
On March 19, 2019, Canada formally acceded to three trademark treaties: the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks, the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International... Read more
Use is an important concept in Canadian trademark law. The watchword is “use it or lose it”. After three years of registration, a trademark registration may be expunged for... Read more
Significant amendments to the Trade-marks Act were passed in 2014 and will come into force on 17 June 2019. These amendments aim to modernize Canadian trademark laws and practice,... Read more
Most small businesses have a presence in the e-commerce marketplace. Online marketplaces provide small business owners an opportunity to reach many new customers around the world, which may not... Read more
Every March, talented law students from all over the world travel to the UK to compete in the Oxford International Intellectual Property Law Moot. Oyen Wiggs was proud to... Read more
The legalization of cannabis for recreational use in Canada has resulted in massive investment and speculation. To quote a pithy headline from The Economist : “The main high from Canada’s... Read more
The legalization of cannabis in Canada has resulted in massive investment. The North American market is already worth about $10 billion. Arcview Market Research , a marijuana research and investment... Read more
David McGruder, George Kondor, Q.C., Craig Ash and Stephanie Melnychuk will be attending INTA’s 141st Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts from May 18 – 22, 2019. The world’s largest ...Read More
