Earlier this month the World Intellectual Property Organization released its biennial report on the global state of innovation and intellectual property. A key finding...
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Canadian Court Issues First Site Blocking Order Against Piracy Site
The Federal Court of Canada recently issued Canada’s first ever site blocking order in Bell Media Inc v GoldTV Services, 2019 FC 1432. The...
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Proposed US Bill: New Bureau to Set Drug Prices, Threat of Loss of Patent Exclusivity
A new bill has been proposed in the United States that is purportedly aimed at reducing drug prices. The proposed legislation would create a...
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USPTO Issues Updated Guidance for Subject Matter Eligibility
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published updated guidance for patent examiners to follow when determining whether a claim being examined...
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The New Patent Rules Are In Force
New Patent Rules have come into force in Canada, marking the completion of Canada’s long journey to modernize its patent legislative regime. The modernized...
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Copyright claim over use of debate footage
The CBC and Rosemary Barton have sued the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) for use of footage from the Federal leader’s debate. The CBC...
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CIPO Publishes Updated MOPOP
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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