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 …
Canadian Government’s New Program Funds Companies to Develop Intellectual Property Strategies
As part of the National IP Strategy, the Canadian federal government is teaming up with Canadian Accelerators and Incubators to help small businesses and startups realize their intellectual property (IP) goals by providing funding to generate, secure, and maintain IP. The Elevate IP program is open to Canadian companies with …
Bhole IP Law welcomes Rahul Khattar
Bhole IP Law is pleased to welcome Rahul Khattar to the firm as an Intellectual Property Consultant. Rahul is an internationally trained patent agent and a lawyer with a decade of experience in assisting clients to identify and protect their intellectual property rights, particularly patents. Rahul is licensed to practice …
Bhole IP Law welcomes Ammar Kalanaki
Bhole IP Law is pleased to welcome Ammar Kalanaki to the firm as IP Paralegal & Patent and Trademark Agent-in-Training. Ammar assists clients with mining for potential IP, implementing IP-capturing best practices, preparing formal disclosures, and prosecuting applications. In previous roles, Ammar had worked in engineering rules and progressed to …
Alessia Monastero co-authors IPIC article “Branding In the Metaverse: The Rise of NFT Trademark Applications and Best Practices to Protect Your Brand”
Bhole IP Law Associate Alessia Monastero co-authors the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) article “Branding In the Metaverse: The Rise of NFT Trademark Applications and Best Practices to Protect Your Brand” as part of a series of articles (see Part 1) prepared by IPIC’s Anti-Counterfeiting Committee related to the …
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 …
Alessia Monastero co-authors IPIC article “Non-Fungible Tokens, Record-Breaking Applications & the Counterfeit Implications of the Metaverse: Part 1”
Bhole IP Law Associate Alessia Monastero co-authors the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) article “Non-Fungible Tokens, Record-Breaking Applications & the Counterfeit Implications of the Metaverse: Part 1” as part of a series of articles prepared by IPIC’s Anti-Counterfeiting Committee related to the evolving digital landscape, highlighting non-fungible tokens, new …
Revisions to the Trademarks Act: Official Marks in Canada
The Trademarks Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. T-13, has recently been amended (not yet in force) to create a simple and efficient mechanism to allow the Registrar to give public notice that subparagraph 9(1)(n)(iii) of the Trademarks Act relating to “official marks” does not apply if the entity that made the …
Battle of the Stripes: Adidas versus Thom Browne (Part 1)
On December 14, 2020, Adidas filed an opposition with the United States Patent and Trademarks Trial and Appeal Board against Thom Browne’s US trademark applications for a red, white, and blue parallel stripe for use on footwear. Adidas has opposed the applications, which have been filed on an intent-to-use basis, on the grounds of likelihood of confusion and dilution by blurring.
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. …