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The importance of checking your citations – the non-case of Hennes & Mauritz AB v M & S Meat Shops Inc, 2012 TMOB 7; or am I seeing things?
If you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it. Twice in the past four months, the Trademark Opposition Board has identified instances where an applicant’s agent...
Beware of Trademark and Patent Scams: Protect Your Intellectual Property
Scams targeting trademark and patent owners are on the rise, with fraudsters employing fear tactics and impersonation to trick unsuspecting individuals and businesses. It’s...
Supporting Canada’s Green Transition: The Untapped Potential of CIPO’s Green Technologies Program
Since at least 2009, Canada has consistently ranked among the top ten countries for patent filings related to climate change mitigation and adaptation technologies [1]. This...
Patent Committee Updates on Next Generation Patents
November 14, 2024 Members of the IPIC Patent Practice Subgroup (PPSC) held their regular meeting with representatives from CIPO Patent Branch on November 12, 2024. The...
Boehringer v JAMP continued: Federal Court revisits the test for whether a claim element is essential or non-essential.
Boehringer v JAMP , 2024 FC 1198 was an action under the PMNOC Regulations concerning infringement and validity of two patents relating to the nintedanib capsules (which...
Rare Federal Court Finding: AP&C’s Two Patents Invalid for Ambiguity
Two patents relating to the processes for manufacturing reactive metal powders were found invalid for ambiguity pursuant to subsection 27(4) of the Patent Act in Justice...
Strategies for Communicating with Inventors During Patent Prosecution
Adapted from an IPIC Webinar on September 26, 2023 by Richard Mar, Ilya Kalnish and Tamara O’Connell Over the course of a patent prosecution file, an agent will routinely be...
Inducing Infringement: is the bar too low? A review of the case of Janssen Inc. v. Apotex Inc.
In the pharmaceutical area, the issue of inducing infringement is an important one. Consider the fact situation: A brand company obtains a basic patent on a new compound A....
Introduction of Japan’s IP Conciliation Proceedings
IP Conciliation Proceeding is a tool available in Japan, aiming to resolve an IP dispute between parties in a speedy manner based on the proposition that parties have agreed...
Federal Budget 2022: Government Commits to Study IPIC’s Recommended Patent Box Incentive
IPIC was pleased with the government’s commitment to study IPIC’s recommendation for a patent box tax incentive, however, it is clear much work is left to be done to gain the...