IP News

The World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) will host the Symposium on Trade Secrets and Innovation on May 23rd and 24th.  The Symposium provides a...
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It may soon be time to budget an additional 20 years to copyright terms in Canada. Bill C-19, “An Act to implement certain provisions...
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Each year on April 26, the global intellectual property community celebrates World Intellectual Property Day. The event was established by the World Intellectual Property...
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is launching a new pro bono program in collaboration with the PTAB Bar Association. The goal...
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The Plaintiff August Image LLC (“August”) is a photographic syndication agency. It claimed to have acquired exclusive rights to license 6 photos of Jennifer...
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Global pop star singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran won a copyright case over his 2017 hit song Shape of You on Wednesday 6 April...
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As part of Western sanctions against Russia for the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has announced an end to...
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In acknowledgement of International Women’s Day on March 8th, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (the “CIPO”), the United States Intellectual Property Office, and other...
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The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) recently registered a copyright for an artistic work where one of two co-authors is an artificial intelligence (AI)...
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The Federal Court considered the current section 56 of the Patent Act on prior user rights for the first time in Kobold Corporation v...
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