IP News

New Patent Rules have come into force in Canada, marking the completion of Canada’s long journey to modernize its patent legislative regime. The modernized...
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The CBC and Rosemary Barton have sued the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) for use of footage from the Federal leader’s debate. The CBC...
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Recently, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) published an updated version of the Manual of Patent Office Practice (“MOPOP”) to reflect the amendments made...
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A recent study published by the UK’s Intellectual Property Office analyzed the representation of women in worldwide patent inventorship. The study observed that between...
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An interesting recent Federal Court decision considered file wrapper estoppel during a summary judgment motion.  The Defendant successfully argued to have the Court consider...
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Athena Diagnostics has filed its petition for certiorari with the Supreme Court of the United States. This comes after the Federal Circuit denied en...
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The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has released its IP Canada Report for 2019, presenting current statistics and trends on the use of intellectual...
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Mountains & Mermaids, a small Alaskan online clothing retailer is clashing with coffee giant Starbucks over the use of the term “Siren” in their...
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Amgen has announced that it has agreed to purchase worldwide rights to Otezla® (apremilast) from Celgene Corporation for US $13.4 billion. Otezla® provides an...
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The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has recently released the world’s first mobile application for filing trademark applications. The app, IPOS Go, provides...
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