Canada’s Data Protection regime was upheld by the Federal Court of Appeal on December 9, 2010 (see Apotex Inc. v. Canada (Health), 2010 FCA ... Read more »
Congratulations to Susan Chao of MBM on a successful Trademark Opposition on behalf of Avon Products, Inc. The Trademarks Opposition Board ... Read more »
One of the more daunting tasks for any patent practitioner is to conduct a thorough search of the prior art. There are databases available t... Read more »
On October 14, 2010, Justice Phelan of the Federal Court of Canada, released his decision ("the decision") in the case of Amazon.c... Read more »
Canadian jurisprudence clearly sets forth a prohibition against double patenting. Double patenting, in Canada, is simply not limited to... Read more »
On October 14, 2010, Justice Phelan of the Federal Court of Canada, released the anxiously awaited decision ("the decision") in th... Read more »
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) released a revised Chapter 16 of the Manual of Patent Office Practice (MOPOP) relating to c... Read more »
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One of the topics covered in a recent Webinar hosted by the PCT E-Services Unit on September 7th and 8th 2010, was the new Priority Document... Read more »
On August 13, 2010, in the case of Ultramercial, LLC v. Hulu, LLC, California Central District Court Judge R. Gary Klausner ruled that U.S. ... Read more »
Under Section 19 of the Patent Act the Federal or any Provincial Government of Canada can apply for a compulsory license to any patent. Th... Read more »
Utility Where there is a new compound, utility can be described in the specification. For a new use for an old compound, utility must be ... Read more »