IP News

Pre-trial injunctive relief is rarely granted in Canadian trademark cases, as the harm caused by the alleged infringing activity is generally not considered irreparable...
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An American court has ruled that the non-commercial purpose requirement in the BY-NC-SA 4.0 Creative Commons (“CC”) license does not preclude the licensee from...
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Over 700 prohibited marks were filed in Canada in 2016 under section 9 of the Trade-marks Act.  Section 9 prohibits the adoption “in connection...
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The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (the “PTAB”) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) halted a challenge to patents of the...
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The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) and the Business Development Bank of Canada (“BDC”)have launched an online intellectual property simulation game. The game is...
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The BC Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal in Vancouver Community College v. Vancouver Career College (Burnaby) Inc., 2017 BCCA 41.  The trial...
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The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has announced changes to its industrial design office practice. CIPO will now accept colour as forming part of...
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The data compiled by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services show that 304,126 US utility patents were granted in 2016, which is the most on record...
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Last week, a United States judge denied motions by both the plaintiffs and defendants in a copyright lawsuit involving the Star Trek Axanar fan...
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In December 2016, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) will begin sending courtesy notices inviting owners of registered trademarks to submit Nice classifications for...
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