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The Alberta Court of Appeal has clarified the applicable limitation period for patent infringement claims commenced in Alberta courts in its recent decision of...
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In Bell Media Inc. v. John Doe 1 (Soap2day), 2025 FC 133, the Federal Court provided its reasons for a site-blocking order it granted...
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Following Canada’s accession to the Madrid Protocol, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) experienced a higher than anticipated number of trademark applications, resulting in...
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Following on our previous post, the Trademarks Opposition Board (TMOB) published a practice notice on 20 January 2025 regarding its Registrar-initiated expungement proceeding pilot...
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In Matco Tools Corporation v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 118, the Federal Court set aside a decision by the Commissioner of Patents that...
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The Federal Court recently issued two decisions relating to the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations, SOR/93-133: Bayer Inc. v. Amgen Canada Inc., 2025 FC...
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Under the Copyright Act, where someone wishes to make use of a copyrighted work but is not able to locate the copyright owner, they...
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In Galderma Canada Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2024 FCA 208, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) confirmed that the Patented Medicine Prices Review...
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Proposed amendments to the Patent Rules implementing patent term adjustment are scheduled to come into force on 1 January 2025. These amendments were first...
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Starting in January 2025, the Trademarks Opposition Board (TMOB) will initiate a pilot project to proactively send section 45 expungement notices for a limited...
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