Amazon.ca provides intellectual property rights owners with a quick and relatively inexpensive mechanism to enforce their rights against infringers by…
In 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada called for a “culture shift” in how cases are adjudicated, including that summary judgment rules must be interpreted…
A Canadian patent may be infringed by someone who directly makes, constructs, uses or sells the claimed invention, or by someone who induces another to…
Licensing trademarks can be beneficial to the trademark owner, and when done correctly it can greatly enhance the rights afforded by the trademark. The…
The Canadian government through Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) has introduced the IP Assist program for innovative Small and Medium Enterprises…
Congratulations to Charles Boulakia, Ken Bousfield, Dino Clarizio and Daphne Maravei.
The European patent system is undergoing significant changes in 2023. It is expected that a new Unitary Patent system will become available to pending…
On December 23, 2022, the Federal Court invalidated four registered marks owned by Quebec-based Alliance Autopropane Inc. (“AAP”). AAP obtained the right…
We are pleased to announce the recognition of Dino Clarizio as one of Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders Global Elite 2023. This recognition is given to…
Matt Norwood will be speaking on a panel on statutory subject matter at the Eleventh Annual University of Toronto Patent Colloquium, being held Friday,…
This article further highlights how key changes to the Patent Rules are likely to impact patent prosecution in Canada, and steps that can mitigate these…
On July 15, 2022 the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) rendered a lengthy, nuanced and very important judgment in Society of Composers, Authors and Music…
