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Updating Canada's Privacy Framework
On November 17, 2020, Bill C-11, The Digital Charter Implementation Act, was introduced in the House of Commons. Bill C-11 updates the federal privacy framework through a new statute, the Consumer Privacy Protection Act. While the bill is only on its first reading and will likely undergo changes, there are several proposed sections that are worth noting.
Patentable Subject Matter: Distinction Without a Difference?
Following the Federal Court's overturning of CIPO's oft-maligned "problem-solution approach" to determining patentable subject matter, CIPO has issued a new Practice Notice in response to the recent case law, Yves Choueifaty v Attorney General of Canada, 2020 FC 837 (Choueifaty).
NASA was recently granted a US patent for a method for placing a spacecraft into a selected orbit. The patent is intended to assist NASA in its Dark Ages Radio Explorer (DARE) mission which will place the DARE spacecraft into the moon’s orbit for a period of time. Patenting such a method for placing a spacecraft into a specific orbit raises a few questions as to how the patent might actually be practiced or enforced against an infringer.
Depreciation of goodwill with cannabis trademarks
The legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada in 2018 was accompanied, naturally, by an increase in cannabis-related trademark use, often with humorous or satirical undertones, such as Fifty Shades of Green and High Park. Not everyone, however, is laughing.
We are growing! Ottawa office pleased to welcome new associate to our team of IP professionals
Ridout & Maybee LLP is pleased to welcome Erin Stuart to our growing team of IP professionals in the Ottawa office.
Criminal Liability for Trade Secrets Offences
Bill C-4, An Act to implement the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America, and the United Mexican States, was passed by the Canadian House of Commons on March 13, 2020.
Industry
Updating Canada's Privacy Framework
On November 17, 2020, Bill C-11, The Digital Charter Implementation Act, was introduced in the House of Commons. Bill C-11 updates the federal privacy framework through a new statute, the Consumer Privacy Protection Act. While the bill is only on its first reading and will likely undergo changes, there are several proposed sections that are worth noting.
Patentable Subject Matter: Distinction Without a Difference?
Following the Federal Court's overturning of CIPO's oft-maligned "problem-solution approach" to determining patentable subject matter, CIPO has issued a new Practice Notice in response to the recent case law, Yves Choueifaty v Attorney General of Canada, 2020 FC 837 (Choueifaty).
NASA was recently granted a US patent for a method for placing a spacecraft into a selected orbit. The patent is intended to assist NASA in its Dark Ages Radio Explorer (DARE) mission which will place the DARE spacecraft into the moon’s orbit for a period of time. Patenting such a method for placing a spacecraft into a specific orbit raises a few questions as to how the patent might actually be practiced or enforced against an infringer.
Depreciation of goodwill with cannabis trademarks
The legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada in 2018 was accompanied, naturally, by an increase in cannabis-related trademark use, often with humorous or satirical undertones, such as Fifty Shades of Green and High Park. Not everyone, however, is laughing.
We are growing! Ottawa office pleased to welcome new associate to our team of IP professionals
Ridout & Maybee LLP is pleased to welcome Erin Stuart to our growing team of IP professionals in the Ottawa office.
Criminal Liability for Trade Secrets Offences
Bill C-4, An Act to implement the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America, and the United Mexican States, was passed by the Canadian House of Commons on March 13, 2020.
Blog
Updating Canada's Privacy Framework
On November 17, 2020, Bill C-11, The Digital Charter Implementation Act, was introduced in the House of Commons. Bill C-11 updates the federal privacy framework through a new statute, the Consumer Privacy Protection Act. While the bill is only on its first reading and will likely undergo changes, there are several proposed sections that are worth noting.
Patentable Subject Matter: Distinction Without a Difference?
Following the Federal Court's overturning of CIPO's oft-maligned "problem-solution approach" to determining patentable subject matter, CIPO has issued a new Practice Notice in response to the recent case law, Yves Choueifaty v Attorney General of Canada, 2020 FC 837 (Choueifaty).
NASA was recently granted a US patent for a method for placing a spacecraft into a selected orbit. The patent is intended to assist NASA in its Dark Ages Radio Explorer (DARE) mission which will place the DARE spacecraft into the moon’s orbit for a period of time. Patenting such a method for placing a spacecraft into a specific orbit raises a few questions as to how the patent might actually be practiced or enforced against an infringer.
Depreciation of goodwill with cannabis trademarks
The legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada in 2018 was accompanied, naturally, by an increase in cannabis-related trademark use, often with humorous or satirical undertones, such as Fifty Shades of Green and High Park. Not everyone, however, is laughing.
We are growing! Ottawa office pleased to welcome new associate to our team of IP professionals
Ridout & Maybee LLP is pleased to welcome Erin Stuart to our growing team of IP professionals in the Ottawa office.
Criminal Liability for Trade Secrets Offences
Bill C-4, An Act to implement the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America, and the United Mexican States, was passed by the Canadian House of Commons on March 13, 2020.