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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IBM Secures the Most Patents in 2016
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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Star Trek™ Axanar Lawsuit Proceeding to Trial
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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CIPO to Invite Owners of Registered Trademarks to Voluntarily Classify Goods and Services
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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Obama Administration Releases Strategic IP Enforcement Plan
The Obama administration released a three-year strategic plan for intellectual property (“IP”) enforcement earlier this week. The 163-page plan, entitled “ Supporting Innovation, Creativity,...
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Samsung Succeeds at the US Supreme Court in Design Patent Dispute with Apple
It may be Samsung’s lucky day, as the Supreme Court of the United States has unanimously reversed a $399 million judgment awarded to Apple...
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Patent-Pending Systems for Weeding Out Fake News
Many Internet and social media sites are taking action to address the propagation of fake news, in view of concerns following recent events in...
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Canadian Intellectual Property Office Issues Practice Notice On Geographic Names
The CIPO recently issued a Practice Notice clarifying its practice regarding applications to register geographic names as trademarks. Examiners will consider a trademark to...
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University of Calgary restricts access to BitTorrent
The University of Calgary has banned the use of BitTorrent by students on some of its WiFi networks. The University acts as an Internet...
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