A soft launch of the AccelerateIP program is expected at the end of September. We have been informed that as part of the soft...
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USPTO Announces Improved Search Tools
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced several new and improved search tools to strengthen its customer service. The USPTO’s goal...
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World Intellectual Property Office Releases Goods and Services Assistant
The World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) has released a new tool to assist trademark applicants with formulating goods and services descriptions. The Goods and...
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U.S. Copyright Office seeks public comments for AI and copyright studies
The U.S. Copyright Office has issued a notice of inquiry (NOI) in the Federal Register on copyright and artificial intelligence (AI) in response to...
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The US Federal Circuit Has Clarified the Interaction of Obviousness-Type Double Patenting and Patent Term Adjustment
The Federal Circuit has issued a decision that clarifies the interaction between terminal disclaimers, obviousness-type double patenting and patent term adjustment in US patent...
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US Court Denies Copyright for AI-generated Work
On 18 August 2023, a US district court in Washington, DC held that AI-generated work without human input cannot be copyrighted in the US....
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Best Lawyers 2024
Oyen Wiggs is pleased to announce that eight of our lawyers have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of...
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Apostille Convention Comes into effect in Canada on 11 January 2024
The Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents (the “Apostille Convention”) will come into effect in Canada on 11 January 2024....
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Energizer partially successful against Duracell in comparative advertising case
Last month, the Federal Court held that Duracell had used certain of Energizer’s trademarks in a manner that was likely to depreciate the value...
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Upcoming Changes to CIPO’s Fees
Following proposals and consultations spanning a period of two years, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office has announced an increase of most of its fees. ...
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