IP News

In Matco Tools Corporation v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 118, the Federal Court set aside a decision by the Commissioner of Patents that...
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The Federal Court recently issued two decisions relating to the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations, SOR/93-133: Bayer Inc. v. Amgen Canada Inc., 2025 FC...
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Under the Copyright Act, where someone wishes to make use of a copyrighted work but is not able to locate the copyright owner, they...
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In Galderma Canada Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2024 FCA 208, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) confirmed that the Patented Medicine Prices Review...
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Proposed amendments to the Patent Rules implementing patent term adjustment are scheduled to come into force on 1 January 2025. These amendments were first...
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Starting in January 2025, the Trademarks Opposition Board (TMOB) will initiate a pilot project to proactively send section 45 expungement notices for a limited...
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On 28 November 2024, a group of Canada’s largest news companies commenced a lawsuit against OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT. The Toronto Star, Metroland,...
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The Copyright Act currently has a general prohibition on the circumvention of “Technological Protection Measures” (TPM’s). TPM’s are defined as technologies which, in the...
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The Federal Court recently overturned a Trademark Opposition Board (TMOB) decision and ruled in favor of Blaze Pizza, LLC (“Blaze”) in its dispute with...
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Both the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) and the College of Patent and Trademark Agents (CPATA) have issued notices warning of recent fraudulent phishing...
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