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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Judge Rules on Non-Commercial Purpose Requirement in Creative Commons License
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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Oyen Wiggs Recognized in Above the Law’s Ranking: The Pacific Northwest Elite
Seeing our clients, and their inventions, succeed is its own reward. That being said, it’s still nice to be recognized for all the hard...
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AN INNOVATIVE BRAND FOR THE FUTURE
Like our clients, we’re constantly innovating and so the team at Oyen Wiggs, as we will now be known, is excited to announce the...
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George Kondor Q.C. recognized as “Acritas Star”
Congratulations to George Kondor, Q.C. who has been recognized in the new Acritas Stars database. Acritas is a leading market analysis and research brand in...
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Translink Files the Most Official Mark Applications in 2016
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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USPTO Terminates Challenge to Patents on CRISPR Genome-Editing Technology
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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CIPO and BDC Launch an IP Game
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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Scope of Permissible Keyword Advertising Open for Question in British Columbia
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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Changes to Industrial Design Practice: CIPO Will Now Accept Colour and Computer-Generated Animated Designs
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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