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• Blog
  • 2012
    • Broken promises: Eurocopter v. Bell Helicopter
    • A fuzzy line being drawn by the CAFC to circumscribe “abstract ideas”
    • Plavix patent from 2008 SCC Sanofi judgment now invalidated
    • Open war-of-words at CAFC: Bard Peripheral Vascular v. W.L. Gore & Associates
    • Twitter’s IPA: does it live up to the hype?
    • An “object” clause is not necessarily a promise, says Federal Court of Appeal
    • Continued division over “abstract ideas” test in the CAFC: CLS Bank v. Alice Corp.
    • Update: en banc re-hearing for CLS Bank v. Alice
    • Viagra patent invalidated: SCC suggests patentee “gaming” the patent system
    • Removed as inventor with no right to submit evidence: Baksh v. ProbioHealth
  • 2013
    • Federal Court of Appeal splits over anticipation in Wenzel v. National Oil
    • Some 2013 hints of where we’re headed on computer-implemented inventions in Canada
  • 2014
    • 2014: The US Supreme Court wrestles with patents
    • Same trade-mark and similar goods? No problem if sold through different channels of trade
    • How much does a patent application cost?
    • Trade Secret and the Prior Use Defense
  • 2017
    • Attention Content Creators: Technological Protection Measures Hold Weight in Canada
    • The trademark “Green Rush” is on in Canada
    • Innovation in the 2017 federal budget – all talk, no action
    • Changes to Canadian Industrial Design Practice
    • Potential Perils of Relying on Unregistered Intellectual Property Rights
    • Pre-filing commercialization can undermine your patent rights
    • Expediting Patent Prosecution in Canada
    • Unintended Effects: Impact of Making Changes to a U.S. Provisional when filing a Regular Patent Application
    • Recent Decisions Increase Canada’s Appeal as a Patent Filing Jurisdiction
    • What about Schlumberger?
    • Are trademarks in association with computer software goods evolving with technology?
    • Who owns an invention created by an employee?
    • Further Discussion of Subject Matter Eligibility by Patent Appeal Board
    • Proposed Amendments to the Patent Rules
    • Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Unreasonably Broad?
    • Don’t Cut Corners on Provisional Patent Filings
    • Patenting Artificial Intelligence
    • Benefits of a Canadian Patent Filing for High-Tech Innovators
    • Treatment of GUI Patent Claims in Canada
    • Should a Patent Applicant File Prior Art at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office?
    • Do FinTech Patents Have a Future?
    • Keyword Advertising: When “Sponsored Links” Can Get You in Hot Water
  • 2018
    • Canada: next hotspot for blockchain patents?
    • Design Protection Should Not Be Overlooked
    • Using the Patent Cooperation Treaty in your Patent Filing Strategy
    • Changes to the Canadian Trademark Regulations
    • Trademark changes will happen June 17, 2019
  • 2019
    • New options for filing industrial designs
    • Canada's Bill C-86: Impact on Canadian Patent Law
    • Late National Phase Entry in Canada
    • Changes Regarding Patent Allowance
  • 2020
    • Changes to Canada’s Patent Rules: Examiner’s Reports
    • Patent Appeal Board Pilot Program for High-Tech Inventions
    • Request for Examination under the New Patent Rules
    • Software inventions get huge boost from Federal Court of Canada
  • 2021
    • 2021 Budget
    • New Patent Appeal Board decisions shine light on CIPO’s application of Choueifaty to patentable subject matter rejections
    • Further Analysis on Patenting Computer-Implemented Inventions in Canada
  • 2022
    • 2021 Patent Appeal Board Statistics
    • The Curious Case of Benjamin Moore
    • Major overhaul of Canadian patent regulations
    • The Importance of Inventorship
    • Canadian Supreme Court confirms powerful remedy for patentees
  • 2023
    • 2022 Patent Appeal Board Statistics
    • Amendments to Canada’s Patent Rules
    • Patentability Searches: Weighing the Pros and Cons and Exploring Recent Developments
  • 2024
    • Small Entities Just Got Bigger
    • Intellectual Property Funding Support for Companies in Ontario
    • Unlocking Efficiency: Fintech Patent Success in Canada
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