Atari has launched a lawsuit against Nestlé for a KitKat marketing campaign, alleging infringement of Atari’s trademark and copyright rights in its iconic Breakout...
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Ottawa’s Proposed Crackdown on use of the Term “Bank” by Non-Banks has been Suspended
The Canadian government has suspended its proposed crackdown on the use of the terms “bank” and “banking” by non-bank financial service providers such as...
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Rogers Seeks Leave to Appeal to Supreme Court of Canada on Issue of Whether ISPs Can Charge a Fee for Disclosing Identity of Alleged Copyright Infringers
Rogers Communications Inc. has filed for leave to appeal a decision of the Federal Court of Appeal (2017 FCA 97) holding that it cannot...
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CIPO Consultation on Proposed Changes to Patent Rules Now Open
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has made available proposed amendments to the Patent Rules. The Government of Canada has been amending Canada’s intellectual...
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Federal Court of Appeal Discusses Date of Assessing Sufficiency of Disclosure in Pharma Patent Suit
In Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc v Gilead Pharmasset LLC, 2017 FCA 161, the Federal Court of Appeal affirmed the Federal Court’s decision that Idenix’ Canadian...
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Proposed Amendments to Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations
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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USPTO Grants Patent for Cryptocurrency
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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Dow Awarded $644 Million Against Nova in Patent Infringement Suit
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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Supreme Court of Canada: Promise Doctrine is “Not Good Law”
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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Supreme Court of Canada Upholds Global Injunction Against Google
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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