The Federal Court of Canada recently ruled in Choueifaty v. Canada (Attorney General) that the Canadian Intellectual Property Office’s (CIPO’s) practice of using a...
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Best Lawyers 2021
Oyen Wiggs is pleased to announce that eight of our lawyers have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2021 edition of...
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WIPO Launches New Tool To Make Filing of Madrid Applications Easier
The World Intellectual Property Office (the “WIPO”) has now launched its Madrid Application Assistant to assist users with filing Madrid applications (i.e. international trademark...
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DABUS’ Developer Challenges USPTO’S AI Inventor Ban
DABUS, i.e. the Device for the Autonomous Bootstrapping of Unified Sentience, is an artificial intelligence (“AI”) system that has the ability to generate inventions....
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U.S. Copyright Office Launches New Group Registration of Short Online Works
Typically, registration of copyright in the United States requires a single application (and application fee) for each work in which copyright registration is applied...
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USPTO Denies DABUS AI Listed as an ‘Inventor’ in a Patent Application
DABUS (Device for the Autonomous Bootstrapping of Unified Sentience), created by Dr. Stephen L. Thaler, uses AI to create and generate novel ideas and...
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US Supreme Court Sets October Date to Hear Arguments in Longstanding Google v Oracle America Copyright Dispute
On 13 July 2020, the US Supreme Court released its October schedule, which includes hearing oral arguments in the longstanding copyright dispute between Google...
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Oyen Wiggs Partner George Kondor, Q.C. Explains Color Marks in a Recent Interview with Artisan Distillers Canada
A color can function as a trademark to distinguish one’s products from those of others in the marketplace. Under certain circumstances, colors can be...
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Further COVID-19 Extensions Announced by CIPO
The CIPO has recently announced a seventh COVID-19 extension for any deadlines fixed under the Patent Act, the Trademarks Act and Industrial Design Act in the period...
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Oyen Wiggs welcomes Nicholas Garner
Oyen Wiggs is pleased to welcome Nick Garner to the firm as Senior Counsel. Nick brings with him a wealth of experience as a practicing...
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