A new monitoring system, namely the Copyright Alert System (CAS), is now currently live in participating jurisdictions across the United S... Read more »
Warning to Internet Users - Copyright Alert System Arrives in the US
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
In the News - UK To Amend Patent Act:
Earlier this week the U.K. Government announced that the Patent Act would be amended to “allow clinical and field trials and health techno... Read more »
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Apotex
Canada
expediency
FCA 45
FCA 46
FCA 47
Federal Court of Appeal
Federal Court Rules
pharmaceutical patent
Rule 249
samples
tests
The Federal Court of Appeal released three decisions relating to Rule 249 of the Federal Courts Rules
On February 19th, 2013, the Federal Court of Appeal released three decisions relating to Rule 249 of the Federal Courts Rules . In all t... Read more »
Monday, February 25, 2013
Brad Smith
examination
IP
litigation
Microsoft
ownership
patent
standards-essential patents
trolls
U.S. Patent System
Microsoft's Take on the U.S. Patent System
Brad Smith, General Counsel & Executive Vice President, Legal & Corporate Affairs for Microsoft, in his February 21st blog entitle... Read more »
Is Thalidomide an "Innovative Drug"?
Earlier this month, the Federal Court of Appeal in a two to one decision decided No, Thalidomide is not an “Innovative Drug” . Thalidomi... Read more »
Friday, February 22, 2013
Think Before You Speak - Copyright in Spontaneous Statements
Copyright in Spontaneous Statements A recent story by the Globe and Mail presents an interesting problem for organizations seeking to pr... Read more »
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Australian patent law raises the bar
In Australia, the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act of 2012 will come into force on April 15, 2013. This new Ac... Read more »
Changes to the USPTO fees
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has a new fee schedule which will be effective March 19, 2013. Some of the fees wil... Read more »
Friday, February 15, 2013
conference
creativity
ideas
Intellectual Property
IP
MBM
MBM Intellectual Property Law LLP
Michael Maskery
talk
TED
Vancouver
Creativity Worth Spreading
The world famous TED conference is moving to Vancouver, B.C. in March of 2014, for at least a two-year stint. Although I’m personally n... Read more »
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation: Intersections Between Public Health, Intellectual Property and Trade
Last week, the World Trade Organization together with World Intellectual Property Organization and World Health Organization published an e-... Read more »
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Intellectual Property Due Diligence- The Basics (Part 1)
If you are buying, licensing, or investing in any form of Intellectual Property (“IP”), then some level of due diligence is critical to... Read more »
Monday, February 11, 2013
Canadian Patent
federal court
LYRICA
NOC
Notice of Compliance
patented medicines
Pfizer Canada Inc.
Pharmascience
Pfizer Canada Inc. v. Pharmascience Inc., 2013 FC 120
Last week, the Federal Court released its decision to dismiss an application brought under the provisions of the Patented Medicines (... Read more »
Thursday, February 7, 2013
MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES’ PATENT OPPOSITION DATABASE
In January, the latest issue of WHO Drug Information was released. The issue can be found at the following link: http://www.who.int/medic... Read more »
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
ASFQ
Avocats Sans Frontières
expungement
federal court
Lawyers Without Borders
NGO
Trade-mark
trademark
On the importance of record-keeping when building your brand
Avocats Sans Frontières is an international NGO whose mandate relates to serving vulnerable people waiting for justice, ensuring access ... Read more »
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