IP News

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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The City of Vernon has transferred the copyright to the name for a mythical sea creature, Ogopogo, to a local First Nation. Previously subject...
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The U.S. Supreme Court released a much-anticipated ruling in Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc., 593 U.S. ____ (2021) on April 5, 2021, ending...
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has created a special category in its Patents for Humanity award program for inventions that relate...
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The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has launched electronic patent issuance. Clients who have been granted a Canadian patent will now download their documents...
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The European Patent Office (the “EPO”) recently released the Patent Index 2020 on March 16, 2021. Patent Index 2020 provides the public with key...
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