IP News

The 2019-2020 Annual Report of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) is now available. In 2019−2020, CIPO received more applications for trademarks and industrial...
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The European Patent Office (EPO) has updated and expanded their “FIGHTING CORONAVIRUS” information platform. The platform is a free resource which is intended to...
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The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld the first ever website blocking order. In 2019 the Federal Court issued an order for Canadian internet...
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Subway has succeeded in a lawsuit against a cannabis dispensary using various trademarks with the word BUDWAY. The court found that BUDWAY was confusingly...
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Bev Standing, a Canadian voice actor, has sued TikTok for allegedly using recordings of her voice without her consent. TikTok is a social media...
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Last October, China’s top legislature, i.e. the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, approved China’s new patent law, which will come into force on 1...
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office is seeking nominations for its National Medal of Technology and Innovation. The medal is awarded to applicants...
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) officially issued U.S. patent number 11 million, reaching an important milestone in American innovation and ingenuity. Patent...
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The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) published a practice notice on May 3, 2021 confirming that the CIPO will now begin to accept requests...
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As of 15 April 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) implemented a pilot program to fast track ex parte appeals for...
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