Publications

On 17 October 2020, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee approved China’s new patent law, which will come into force on 1 June 2021....
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One manner of protecting computer software in Canada is by owning copyright in the underlying code. Under Canadian law, copyright subsists in both the...
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With the world in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations have transitioned their workforces to remote working. For some employees that...
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A recent decision from the Federal Court of Appeal addresses the extent of fair dealing as it relates to copyright, and whether tariffs set...
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Section 53.1 of the Patent Act Section 53.1 of the Patent Act came into force on 30 October 2019 and contemplates the introduction of...
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The world has been in pandemic mode for more than eight months and researchers are working around the clock to find a vaccine against...
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Patenting personalized medicine in Canada is a growth industry right now.  In a recent article in IAM’s Life Science 2020, two of our Oyen...
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The U.S. Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated trademark opinion in the United States Patent and Trademark Office v Booking.com B.V. No. 19-46 (S. Ct....
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With courthouse closures and law firms quick to implement remote working policies, the COVID-19 pandemic is having an impact beyond the realm of public...
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The world is bracing for a pandemic as the novel coronavirus, now officially known as COVID-19, threatens to spread around the globe. In the...
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