Recent trademark law amendments by G8 countries have prompted the Canadian Intellectual Property Office to re-assess Canada’s trademark regime.
Will software continue to be protected by patents? Did the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion put to rest the question of patentability of methods of doing business?
In its long-awaited decision in Bilski v. Kappos, the US Supreme Court confirmed that it may be possible to obtain patent protection on at least some methods…
In a key decision in May 2010, the Federal Court of Appeal found that music previews used by consumers before deciding to buy a particular piece of music…
On June 2, 2010, Industry Minister Tony Clement and Heritage Minister James Moore introduced the Copyright Modernization Act (otherwise known as Bill C-32) for…
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) recently announced that they are developing a new initiative that would expedite the examination of…
In the U.S., section 2173.05(g) of MPEP defines a functional limitation as an attempt to define something by what it does, rather than by what it is.
Are you an innovator or an entrepreneur? Elliott Gold and Benjamin Mak of Ridout & Maybee LLP are hosting a workshop for The Society of Manufacturing Engineers…
On April 26, parties who own a registered trademark in any jurisdiction may apply for a .co domain name. .co is formerly the top level country code for…
Canada has joined Europe, Japan and several other jurisdictions in providing an administrative pathway for approval of “bio-similar” drugs.
In Canada, as elsewhere, pharmaceutical companies must submit voluminous information to the Federal government (Health Canada) for approval of a new drug.
Recent case law has transformed Canada from a jurisdiction in which the file wrapper was not relevant to validity, to one in which the file wrapper is…
