IP News

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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In Apotex Inc. v. Janssen Inc., 2021 FCA 45, the Federal Court of Appeal recently dismissed an appeal of the Federal Court decision 2019...
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On 17 February 2021, Conservative Senator Claude Carignan introduced a private members bill, S-225, “An Act to amend the Copyright Act (remuneration for journalistic...
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The European Patent Office (EPO) and the national IP offices of the EPO’s member states (i.e. the European countries which are members of the...
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The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (the “CIPO”) has released the 2020 IP Canada Report on January 26, 2021. The IP Canada Report reports on...
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