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…
On March 5, 2009, the Patent Appeal Board (PAB) rejected Amazon’s patent application No. 2,246,933, which claimed “one click” purchasing of products
In a recent decision with implications for patent drafting, the Federal Court of Canada determined that a patent claim can be invalid if the written description…
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office recently published a new practice notice titled “Extensions of Time in Examination”, which takes effect on March…
According to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the organization that coordinates website addresses, including domain names,…
Justice Mactavish has breathed life into the applicant duty of candour when communicating with the Patent Office. Justice Mactavish applied the reasoning…
