IP News

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) recently became a technology partner to WIPO GREEN,  the global green-technology platform of the World Intellectual...
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The National Assembly of Quebec recently adopted Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec, which includes amendments to...
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Within the last few weeks, Elvis Presley came back into the public’s attention for several reasons. Elvis, a biographical musical film based on the...
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The United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office has announced that for the time being artificial intelligence (AI) systems will not be recognized as inventors of...
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Two high-profile cases of alleged copyright infringement were initiated in the United States this month. First up, the family of Ehud Yonay is suing...
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On June 17, Justice Gagné of the Federal Court of Canada (the “Court”) reaffirmed the purposive construction approach over the problem-solution approach for assessing...
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The Respondent Wei Meng obtained a registration for the mark “JU DIAN & Design” (depicted below), in association with “restaurant services; take-out restaurant services”...
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Rules amending the Canadian Patent Rules were recently registered on June 2, 2022. The amendments will largely come into force on October 3, 2022....
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The USPTO recently announced a Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program that will prioritize the review of patent applications for technologies that mitigate climate change....
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The US Solicitor General has filed a brief recommending the US Supreme Court review a Federal Circuit’s decision in American Axle v. Neapco Holdings....
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