Recently, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) published an updated version of the Manual of Patent Office Practice (“MOPOP”) to reflect the amendments made...
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UK Intellectual Property Office Study Analyzes Trends in Female Inventorship
A recent study published by the UK’s Intellectual Property Office analyzed the representation of women in worldwide patent inventorship. The study observed that between...
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Canmar Foods Ltd. v. TA Foods Ltd.
An interesting recent Federal Court decision considered file wrapper estoppel during a summary judgment motion. The Defendant successfully argued to have the Court consider...
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Athena files Petition for Certiorari to SCOTUS
Athena Diagnostics has filed its petition for certiorari with the Supreme Court of the United States. This comes after the Federal Circuit denied en...
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CIPO Releases IP Canada Report for 2019
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has released its IP Canada Report for 2019, presenting current statistics and trends on the use of intellectual...
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Starbucks Trademark Trouble Brewing For Small Alaskan Apparel Company
Mountains & Mermaids, a small Alaskan online clothing retailer is clashing with coffee giant Starbucks over the use of the term “Siren” in their...
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Amgen to Purchase Otezla® (apremilast) from Celgene Corporation
Amgen has announced that it has agreed to purchase worldwide rights to Otezla® (apremilast) from Celgene Corporation for US $13.4 billion. Otezla® provides an...
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Singapore Launches Mobile App for Trademark Applications
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has recently released the world’s first mobile application for filing trademark applications. The app, IPOS Go, provides...
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Proposed United States Copyright Small Claims Program Receives Additional Support
Proposed legislation that would create a small claims program to quickly and economically adjudicate copyright small claims within the United States Copyright Office has...
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Upcoming Changes to the Patent Drug Pricing System
The Canadian Federal Government has recently announced new regulations pertaining to the evaluation of pricing for newly patented drugs. These regulations aim to protect...
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