IP News

On 1 April 2019, Canada joined the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Digital Access Service (DAS) for industrial design applications. This means that submitting priority...
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WIPO has added a new AI-based image search tool for trademarks to its Global Brand Database.  The tool leverages deep neural networks together with...
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On March 19, 2019, Canada formally acceded to three trademark treaties: the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks, the Protocol Relating to the...
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A new European copyright directive recently passed on Tuesday (March 26, 2019) despite strong opposition led by Google. The directive is best known for...
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On 13 March 2019, the Competition Bureau (the “Bureau”) published its updated Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines (the “IPEGs”) to reflect case law development and...
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A federal court jury in San Diego has awarded Qualcomm Inc. (“Qualcomm”) $31 million in damages against Apple Inc. (“Apple”) in a patent infringement...
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The Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) recently held that a sale of an invention to a third party who is contractually obligated...
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The Supreme Court of the United States has decided to hear the case of Iancu v NantKwest Inc. At issue is whether 35 USC...
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Last week, the Government of Canada announced a call to launch a new patent initiative to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to reap...
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The Supreme Court ruled this week that students have a reasonable expectation of privacy from being filmed by their teacher, even when the school...
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