In Bell Media Inc. v. John Doe 1 (Soap2day), 2025 FC 133, the Federal Court provided its reasons for a site-blocking order it granted...
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Substantial Improvements in Examination Wait Times for Canadian Trademark Applications
Following Canada’s accession to the Madrid Protocol, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) experienced a higher than anticipated number of trademark applications, resulting in...
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Trademarks Opposition Board Publishes Practice Notice on Registrar-Initiated Expungement Proceedings
Following on our previous post, the Trademarks Opposition Board (TMOB) published a practice notice on 20 January 2025 regarding its Registrar-initiated expungement proceeding pilot...
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Court Orders Redetermination of Reinstatement Request in “Data Migration Error” Case
In Matco Tools Corporation v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 118, the Federal Court set aside a decision by the Commissioner of Patents that...
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Race to the Register
The Federal Court recently issued two decisions relating to the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations, SOR/93-133: Bayer Inc. v. Amgen Canada Inc., 2025 FC...
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Copyright Board Grants License to Use Postcard from Unknown Author
Under the Copyright Act, where someone wishes to make use of a copyrighted work but is not able to locate the copyright owner, they...
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Federal Court of Appeal Clarifies Jurisdiction of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
In Galderma Canada Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2024 FCA 208, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) confirmed that the Patented Medicine Prices Review...
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Patent Term Adjustment Regulations Come Into Force in 2025
Proposed amendments to the Patent Rules implementing patent term adjustment are scheduled to come into force on 1 January 2025. These amendments were first...
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TMOB to Send Section 45 Expungement Notices to Randomly Selected Trademark Owners in 2025
Starting in January 2025, the Trademarks Opposition Board (TMOB) will initiate a pilot project to proactively send section 45 expungement notices for a limited...
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Oyen Wiggs Named in Canadian Lawyer’s “Top Intellectual Property Boutiques” for 2024 – 2025
We’re proud to announce that Oyen Wiggs has been named one of the “Top Intellectual Property Boutiques“ in Canada by Canadian Lawyer Magazine. “These...
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