IP News

The Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations (“PM(NOC)”) provides a link between Canada’s patent and drug approval systems. The Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade...
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The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued US patent No. 9704143 to Goldman Sachs for “Cryptographic currency for securities settlement.” Goldman Sachs...
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The Federal Court of Canada has issued a Supplemental Judgement and Reasons (2017 FC 637) to decide outstanding issues concerning damages to be paid...
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The Supreme Court of Canada today released its unanimous decision in AstraZeneca Canada Inc. v. Apotex Inc. (esomeprazole), 2017 SCC 36. The decision clearly...
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The Supreme Court of Canada released their decision today in Google Inc. v. Equustek Solutions Inc. The case was an appeal from a BC...
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The National Hockey League (NHL) completed its expansion draft last week to set the roster for the its new team, the Vegas Golden Knights....
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The Supreme Court of Canada has released its decision in Douez v. Facebook, Inc., 2017 SCC 33.  The Court held by a 4-3 majority...
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On Monday, the United States Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Federal Circuit and ruled that the disparagement clause, i.e. section 2(b) of...
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The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released the 10th edition of its annual Global Innovation Index 2017 yesterday.  The 2017 edition is dedicated to...
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The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has recently announced the dates for when public consultations on the proposed regulatory amendments to the Industrial Design...
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