Publications

  Crocs are, as many know, foam clogs.  Initially developed as a boating shoe, Crocs were launched in 2001 at a boat show in...
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Most of us are familiar with traditional trademarks comprising words and designs. Many businesses now recognize, however, the growing importance of so-called non-traditional trademarks,...
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Starting this year, a new agreement called the Unified Patent Court Agreement (the “UPCA”) is coming to Europe. 17 countries have already agreed to...
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The relationship between science, technology, and intellectual property is symbiotic. Whether it is copyright law protecting software, trademark law protecting a brand and goodwill...
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Changes to the Canadian patent regime will come into force on October 3, 2022. The most significant changes include the introduction of (i) excess...
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A recent news update on our website reported that the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has recently issued a copyright registration where one of...
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DABUS, short for Device for the Autonomous Bootstrapping of Unified Sentience, is an artificial intelligence (“AI”) machine that can invent and generate new ideas...
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The possibility of large-scale copyright infringement lawsuits against online file sharers remains a reality in Canada with the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) overturning...
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Beginning in earnest in 2017 with the issuance of the “Opinion on Deepening the Reform of the Review and Approval System and Encouraging the...
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On 3 May 2021, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) published two new Practice Notices aiming to address its unexamined application backlog. There is...
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