On June 28, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) upheld a BC court order granting a worldwide injunction which required Google to de-index...
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Coming into Force of CETA
A number of Orders in Council dated 31 August 2017 confirm that many provisions of the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act...
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Status of Proposed Amendments to the Trade-marks Regulations
Today, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) published a report on the public consultations on the proposed amendments to the Trade-marks Regulations. The CIPO has...
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Atari sues Nestlé for KitKat’s “Breakout” marketing
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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