IP News

The Federal Court of Appeal recently released a decision (Agracity Crop v. Upl Na Inc., 2024 FCA 133) dismissing an appeal by Agracity Crop...
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In continuing its efforts to eliminate the backlog in examination of new trademark applications, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has released new Specificity...
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The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) recently announced that following public consultation and a pilot project, it has formalized its updated practice regarding industrial...
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The Federal Court recently issued a decision in the case of Olkowski v. College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents. Mr. Andrew Olkowski applied...
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The Federal Court of Appeal (“FCA”) recently issued a decision in the case of Mud Engineering Inc. v Secure Energy Services Inc.  Mud Engineering...
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Smooth Payment Inc. v. Klarna Bank Ab, 2024 FC 1274 is a recent decision from the Federal Court involving a Section 45 notice that...
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In Patagonia, Inc. v. Labatt Brewing Company Limited, the Federal Court reviewed a decision of the Registrar regarding whether Labatt had submitted sufficient evidence...
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How does using artificial intelligence in creating a work affect copyright protection under Canadian law? The Federal Court will now have to decide this...
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MyCIPO Patents was launched by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office on July 17.  MyCIPO Patents is CIPO’s new online portal for patent services.  MyCIPO...
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The Federal Court has issued a permanent injunction against a series of unidentified John Does as a result of an effort by a number...
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