Earlier this month, the European Patent Office (“EPO”) released its annual report for patent activity in 2017. With patents and patent filings on the...
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Ongoing Reminder to Beware of Fraudulent Invoices Related to IP
As part of Fraud Prevention Month, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) has published a warning reminding the public to be vigilant regarding scam...
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The Players can Continue Play, Play, Playing and the Haters can Continue Hate, Hate, Hating
In a recent decision, the United States District Court of the Central District of California ruled in favour of pop star Taylor Swift, holding...
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BC’s Innovation Ecosystem to Benefit from Digital Technology Supercluster Initiative
Last week, the federal government announced that the BC-based Digital Technology Supercluster will receive a portion of the federal funding allocated to the Innovation...
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MLB Strikes Out with the Ontario Superior Court
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed an application brought by Major League Baseball (“MLB”) seeking an interim decision of the Human Rights...
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Domain Name Registrations Hint at Name of Future Seattle NHL Team
As a group in Seattle moves closer to submitting a bid to become the NHL’s 32nd franchise, one open question is: what would the...
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The Ongoing CRISPR Patent War: Broad Institute to Appeal EPO Decision
The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) technology is a powerful gene-editing tool that has spawned a billion-dollar industry. It allows scientists to...
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CIPO Under Fire for Policy on Medical Diagnostic Method Patents
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (the “CIPO”) has recently received criticism regarding its policy on diagnostic method patents. A diagnostic method outlines a sequence...
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CETA Paves the way for “Prosciutto di Parma”
A legal dispute over the name “Parma” may finally have been put to bed by the Canada-European Union (EU) Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement...
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Fast-tracking Examination with the EPO
The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot agreement between the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) was extended on 6...
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