Implementation of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs is well underway with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) publishing a...
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USPTO Will Continue to Suspend Examination of Applications Directed to Scandalous Trademarks
The USPTO on 24 May 2018 issued updated trademark examination guidance in which it clarified that it will continue its earlier practice of suspending...
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TRADEMARK DISPUTE OVER #HUMBOLDTSTRONG RESOLVED
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and the Humboldt Broncos hockey team have reportedly resolved a dispute over the #HumboldtStrong and other phrases. The League...
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Apple and Samsung Continue Smartphone Battle, Now Over Calculation of Design Patent Infringement Award
Following Apple’s smartphone design patent victory over Samsung in 2012, the parties continue their battle before a California district court over the calculation of...
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CAFC AFFIRMS PRIORITY MUST BE CLAIMED EXPRESSLY IN US PATENT APPLICATIONS
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has recently confirmed in Droplets, Inc. v. E*Trade Bank that a claim for priority...
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Federal Government Announces Comprehensive IP Strategy
Last week, the federal government announced its strategy to prevent abuses of intellectual property rights and to increase awareness of the IP system in...
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BC Court Denies Google’s Request to Set Aside or Vary the Supreme Court of Canada’s “Global Injunction”
In the seemingly never-ending saga between Google and Equustek Solutions Inc. (see here and here), a Canadian court has again sided with Equustek in...
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Celebrating World IP Day in Vancouver
World Intellectual Property (IP) Day takes place this Thursday, 26 April 2018. This year’s theme is Powering Change: Women in Innovation and Creativity. The...
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Longer Patent Terms for Canadian Pharmaceuticals Now In Effect
Health Canada has issued the first Certificate of Supplementary Protection (CSP) since new provisions providing for such protection came into force on 21 September...
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US Court of Appeals Finds Google Infringed Oracle’s Copyrights
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has found that Google LLC’s unauthorized use of Oracle Americas Inc.’s Java SE Application...
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