The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued US patent No. 9704143 to Goldman Sachs for “Cryptographic currency for securities settlement.” Goldman Sachs...
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Dow Awarded $644 Million Against Nova in Patent Infringement Suit
The Federal Court of Canada has issued a Supplemental Judgement and Reasons (2017 FC 637) to decide outstanding issues concerning damages to be paid...
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Supreme Court of Canada: Promise Doctrine is “Not Good Law”
The Supreme Court of Canada today released its unanimous decision in AstraZeneca Canada Inc. v. Apotex Inc. (esomeprazole), 2017 SCC 36. The decision clearly...
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Supreme Court of Canada Upholds Global Injunction Against Google
The Supreme Court of Canada released their decision today in Google Inc. v. Equustek Solutions Inc. The case was an appeal from a BC...
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Vegas Golden Knights – Trademark Battle Continues after Expansion
The National Hockey League (NHL) completed its expansion draft last week to set the roster for the its new team, the Vegas Golden Knights....
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Supreme Court of Canada Holds Facebook can be sued in British Columbia
The Supreme Court of Canada has released its decision in Douez v. Facebook, Inc., 2017 SCC 33. The Court held by a 4-3 majority...
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Law on Offensive Trademarks Violates the First Amendment
On Monday, the United States Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Federal Circuit and ruled that the disparagement clause, i.e. section 2(b) of...
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WIPO Releases Global Innovation Index 2017 Ranking World’s Most Innovative Countries
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released the 10th edition of its annual Global Innovation Index 2017 yesterday. The 2017 edition is dedicated to...
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CIPO Public Consultation on Proposed Regulatory Amendments
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has recently announced the dates for when public consultations on the proposed regulatory amendments to the Industrial Design...
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US Supreme Court Rules on Patent Exhaustion
The Supreme Court of the United States has issued a decision in the case of Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc. At issue...
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