Canmar Foods Ltd. v. TA Foods Ltd.
An interesting recent Federal Court decision considered file wrapper estoppel during a summary judgment motion. The Defendant successfully argued to have the Court consider the file wrapper of the... Read more
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Athena files Petition for Certiorari to SCOTUS
Athena Diagnostics has filed its petition for certiorari with the Supreme Court of the United States. This comes after the Federal Circuit denied en banc rehearing in Athena Diagnostics... Read more
CIPO Releases IP Canada Report for 2019
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has released its IP Canada Report for 2019, presenting current statistics and trends on the use of intellectual property in Canada and internationally... Read more
Bad News for Bad Faith Squatters – China to Introduce “Intent-to-Use” Requirement
A challenge faced by many international entities when entering the Chinese market is that their brands have already been registered as trademarks in China by speedy local filers. Some... Read more
Beyond a “Reasonably Diligent Search” in an Obviousness Attack
In Aux Sable Liquid Products LP et al. v. JL Energy Transportation Inc., 2019 FC 581 , the Federal Court eliminated the “reasonably diligent search” test as the... Read more
Parody Cannot be Relied on as a Defence to Copyright Infringement if it Causes Marketplace Confusion
Parody has been a fair dealing exception to copyright infringement in Canada since 2012. However, the scope that this defence would be afforded in Canadian law has been uncertain.... Read more
Oyen Wiggs Sponsors ApparelCamp
Oyen Wiggs is proud to sponsor ApparelCamp’s upcoming “un-conference”. This one-day event brings together people in the apparel and soft goods industry to learn about exciting industry developments, to... Read more
Oyen Wiggs Welcomes Dana Turner-Ryan
Oyen Wiggs is pleased to welcome Dana Turner-Ryan to the firm as our Knowledge Management & Practice Innovation Lawyer. Dana brings with her a wealth of experience as a... Read more
Oyen Wiggs Lawyers recognized in Lexpert Ranking
Oyen Wiggs is proud to announce the recognition of four of its lawyers, Bruce Green, Gavin Manning, David McGruder and Hilton Sue as leading lawyers in the area of... Read more
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Intellectual Property Workshop with Small Business BC
WHEN: November 7, 2019
WHERE: Small Business BC
SPEAKING: Christina Kwok, Alex Buonassisi
Christina KwokAlex BuonassisiChristina Kwok and Alex Buonassisi will be presenting a workshop with Small Business BC on Thursday, Nov 7, 2019 on Trademarks, Copyrights, Patents and More. Our lawyers regularly present ...Read More
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