Substantial amendments to modernize Canada’s industrial design regime came into force on 5 November 2018. To support the modernization of Canada’s industrial design regime,...
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Canada Joins the Hague Agreement
Earlier this month, Canada acceded to the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (the “Hague System”) and implemented changes to modernize...
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CIPO Announces Trademark Regulations Come Into Force Date – 17 June 2019
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has announced that the Government of Canada has set 17 June 2019 as the day the three trademark treaties, namely the...
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Protecting Cannabis IP: Jennifer Marles Shares Key Insights
The legalization of cannabis in Canada has resulted in massive investment. The North American market is already worth about $10 billion. Arcview Market Research ,...
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File Wrapper Estoppel may be Coming to Canada
The Canadian government has tabled an omnibus budget implementation bill that, if enacted, will introduce many changes to Canadian IP legislation. Among these, the...
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Apple Secures Patent for Flexible Display Devices
Apple has recently secured a patent for a flexible display compatible with foldable mobile phones. The patent claims an electronic device comprising: a flexible...
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US Copyright Office Expands Exceptions to Rules Against Circumventing Access Control TPMs
On October 26, 2018 the US Library of Congress and the Copyright Office expanded exemptions to Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act....
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Microsoft Joins Open Invention Network, Adding 60,000 Patents to Its Patent Pool
On October 10, 2018 Microsoft announced that it was joining the Open Invention Network (“OIN”) and making available to the OIN approximately 60,000 of...
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2018 Investor Summit
Oyen Wiggs is proud to be a session sponsor at the upcoming Life Sciences BC Investor Summit on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at the Fairmont...
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US Patent Trial and Appeal Board to Apply New Claim Construction in Post-Grant Proceedings
The US Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) will now be required to construe patent claims that are the subject of an inter partes...
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