The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has announced that the majority of patent, trademark, and industrial design official fees will increase on January 1, 2024. The fee increase is significant, exceeding 25% in many situations. To minimize the financial impact, we recommend taking proactive steps in 2023 where possible. Please reach …
Anil Bhole co-authors FICPI article “Knock, Knock: Who’s There? A Discussion of ‘Straw Person’ Proceeding”
Anil Bhole co-authors the FICPI article “Knock, Knock: Who’s There? A Discussion of ‘Straw Person’ Proceeding” following the workshop held on September 27, 2022, during the FICPI World Congress 2022, focusing on the particular scenario in which the attorney themself is the named straw person, which is understood to be …
Anil Bhole to Chair Workshop at the FICPI World Congress
Anil Bhole will be attending the FICPI World Congress in Cannes, France from September 25 – 29, 2022. Anil is a member of the FICPI Canada Council and has been requested to act as the Canadian Alternate Delegate for the FICPI Exco to be held just prior to the Congress. …
Greater Clarity for Subject-Matter Eligibility in Canadian Patents: The Benjamin Moore Case
By Marc Lampert The Federal Court, in Benjamin Moore & Co. v. Attorney General of Canada, 2022 FC 923, has recently issued a decision that may help address a controversial practice by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO); and in doing so, will add much needed certainty for patent Applicants. …
Upcoming Changes to Canadian Patent Rules: How to Plan Ahead
By Marc Lampert and Ammar Kalanaki Recent amendments to the Patent Rules will come into force on October 3, 2022 and introduce (1) excess claim fees, and (2) a request for continued examination (RCE) practice; among several other amendments. The new Rules will apply to any application for which a request …
Ottawa’s WiLAN Acquires International Road Dynamics for $63.5M
WiLAN, the Ottawa-based company has decided to move toward the ‘Industrial Internet of Things’ sector and beyond the tradition intellectual property and patent licensing role it has played in the market with the purchase of International Road Dynamics for a whopping $63.5 million. In the past the patent and intellectual …
How To File A Patent In Canada
Filing a patent in Ontario or anywhere in Canada is a process that requires diligence, attention to detail, and technical skills. Before jumping into how a patent is filed, let’s review the purpose behind the patent system in Canada. One of the goals of the patent system is to fuel …
Canadian Courts Can’t Keep their Patent Promise
In the last few weeks the Supreme Court of Canada has released three IP and technology law related decisions, each with significant holdings. In Douez v. Facebook, Inc., 2017 SCC 33, the Court established a framework for deciding the enforceability of forum selection clauses. The analysis will no doubt also …
Canada’s AI vision must safeguard intellectual property
For Canada to cement its position as a leader in machine learning-based artificial intelligence (AI), it must progress its efforts to protect the associated intellectual property (IP), Toronto intellectual property lawyer Erika Murray tells AdvocateDaily.com. AI is expected to play a significant role in both the workplace and society in …
How to Create an Innovation Ecosystem – Patents
By: Robert Tremblay IP protection strategies are certainly not ‘one-size-fits-all’, but rather depend to a significant extent on a company’s motivations, technological focus and budget. In this article series, we will explore innovative strategies to encourage the development of innovation ecosystems, both from within a company and by leveraging third-party …
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