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The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) recently amended three Practice Notices and a Guidance Document related to applications and registrations for trademarks in Canada. These ... Continued
Jeffrey Vicq has again been named as a leading lawyer by Who’s Who Legal (WWL). The WWL recognized Jeffrey as one of the leading trademark ... Continued
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has published a new practice notice limiting an applicant’s ability to obtain extensions of time to respond to an Examiner’s ... Continued
As Canadian trademark practitioners know, it has generally been difficult to obtain interlocutory (or interim) injunctions in trademark infringement matters, particularly at the Federal Court ... Continued
In the summer, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (the “Committee”) released its report on the Statutory Review of the ... Continued
In general parlance the terms “copyright”, “trademark”, and “patent” are often incorrectly interchanged, much to the chagrin of IP practitioners. While all three types of ... Continued
As reported previously in our Canadian Trademark Blog, Canada finally joined the Madrid international trademark filing system on June 17, 2019. While this is welcome ... Continued
On September 26, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada (the “Court”) rendered its judgment in Keatley Surveying Ltd. v Teranet Inc., 2019 SCC 43 (“Keatley”). ... Continued
Back to school! Time for that new pencil and crayon smell, new duds, and not a little reflection on the changing of the seasons and ... Continued
With Vancouver Startup Week 2019 taking place this week, our Technology Transactions Practice Group is sharing a series of articles with tips and strategies for ... Continued
The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an application for leave to appeal from the Federal Court of Appeal (“FCA”) judgment in Sadhu Singh Hamdard ... Continued
With Vancouver Startup Week 2019 taking place this week, our Technology Transactions Practice Group is sharing a series of articles with tips and strategies for all of ... Continued