Since January 2019 SaskTel has sent out approximately 30,000 notifications to customers accused of unauthorized downloading or uploading of copyrighted material. Copyright owners hire...
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Chinese Researchers Apply to Patent Coronavirus Drug
The government-run Wuhan Institute of Virology recently stated that it applied to patent a drug in January for treating the novel Wuhan coronavirus disease....
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CIPO Releases IP Canada Report 2019
In late 2019, CIPO released the IP Canada Report 2019, which details trends in patent application filings in Canada and by Canadians abroad. A...
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Canadian Trademarks – Extensions of Time No Longer Automatic
On 17 January 2020, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (the “CIPO”) indicated that it will now be necessary for an Applicant to demonstrate exceptional...
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More US Patents Granted in 2019 Than Ever
IFI Claims Patent Services reports that the US Patent and Trademark Office granted 333,530 patents in 2019, hitting an all-time high and representing an...
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Chinese Court Grants Copyright Protection to AI-Creations
A Chinese court has ruled against an infringer who copied a news article generated by AI. In reaching the ruling, the court decided that...
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Supreme Court of Canada Releases Administrative Law Judgments Revising Standard of Review
The Supreme Court of Canada has issued two judgments that address how the decisions of administrative bodies should be reviewed by the courts: Canada...
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex File Trademark Application for SUSSEX ROYAL
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (Prince Harry and Meghan Markle) have filed a U.K. trademark application for the mark SUSSEX ROYAL. The application...
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CIPO to Increase of Fees for Industrial Designs
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has announced that, effective January 1st, 2020, the fees for certain services associated with geographical indications or industrial design...
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New Patent System to Launch in Hong Kong on December 19
A new patent system will be officially launched in Hong Kong on December 19. Currently it is only possible to apply for the protection...
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