The CIPO recently issued a Practice Notice clarifying its practice regarding applications to register geographic names as trademarks. Examiners will consider a trademark to...
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University of Calgary restricts access to BitTorrent
The University of Calgary has banned the use of BitTorrent by students on some of its WiFi networks. The University acts as an Internet...
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Fixed Dosage Regimen does not Limit a Physician’s Skill and Judgment
In Canada, methods of medical treatment are not patentable subject matter. In contrast, medical use claims, such as the use of metformin to treat...
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RBC Capital Markets Obtains Receives Canadian Patent for THOR Trading Technology
Royal Bank of Canada’s corporate and investment banking division, RBC Capital Markets, has been granted a Canadian patent for its THOR technology. THOR software...
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It Takes Two to Tango: EPO Now Requiring Assignments be Signed by Both Assignor and Assignee
The European Patent Office (EPO) has revised its formality requirements for recording assignments of European patent applications. Previously, the EPO accepted any kind of...
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Alice finds Canada no Patent Wonderland
The decision of the United States Supreme Court in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, 573 U.S. __ (2014) represented a downward turning point...
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Pollard Banknote Limited v. BABN Technologies Corp. Case Update – Appeal Initiated
This post provides an update to our earlier post on 12 September 2016 regarding the Federal Court’s decision in Pollard Banknote Limited v. BABN...
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UGG Launches Design Patent Infringement Lawsuits Against US Retailers
Last Friday, Deckers Outdoor Corporation (Deckers), filed six infringement lawsuits against retailers, including JC Penny and Target, and shoe manufacturers, alleging that the named...
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Thousands of U of M Students Receive Copyright Infringement Notice Letters
Thousands of students at the University of Manitoba have received letters under Canada’s notice-and-notice regime for allegedly downloading copyrighted material without authorization. The regime,...
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Federal Court Reluctantly Confirms File Wrapper Estoppel does not Exist in Canada
The doctrine of prosecution history estoppel, also known as file wrapper estoppel, renders any correspondence with a government examiner during the prosecution of a...
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