Last week, during negotiations of the new Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Canadian government played a key role in...
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How Global is the “Global Injunction” issued by the Supreme Court of Canada?
A US district court has granted a request by Google for a preliminary injunction preventing Equustek Solutions Inc. from enforcing the global injunction issued...
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Patentable.com Wins Silver at 2017 Davey Awards for Excellent Design
Whether they are visiting our office or our website, clients come to Oyen Wiggs for clear, effective guidance for protecting their innovations. Last year,...
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Trouble Brewing in Trademark Dispute Between Moosehead and U.S. Brewery
Canadian-owned Moosehead Breweries filed a trademark infringement complaint in the District Court for the District of Vermont on Monday against Vermont-based brewery Hop’n Moose...
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Recent Patent Appeal Board Decision Emphasizes Canada’s Strict Position on Double Patenting
Canadian law relating to double patenting is very strict compared with other countries. To obtain a second patent for the closely related subject matter,...
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“If you keep calling these Velcro® shoes, our trademark will get killed”
Velcro Companies’ legal team has created a music video to educate the public on how and how not to use their company’s trademarks. It...
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Qualcomm Fined $774 Million for Antitrust Violations in Taiwan
Taiwanese regulators have imposed a US $774 million fine on US chipmaker Qualcomm for allegedly abusing its monopoly on so-called modem chips which are...
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Madrid Union Joins the Century Club with Addition of Indonesia
On October 2, Indonesia became the 100th member of the Madrid Union. The Madrid Protocol, the document granting access to the Union, will go...
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CIPO Updates MOPOP to Reflect Changes due to CETA Implementation
Canada implemented the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the European Union on 21 September 2017. As a result, section 29 of the...
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Monkey See, Monkey Settle – Monkey Selfie case Settled
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and photographer David Slater have settled a lawsuit over ownership of copyright in the now famous...
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