As of 1 March 1, 2013, nine Patent Offices have entered into agreements with the State of Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) of the Peop... Read more »
The Cost of Selling Outside the Network
Case Considered – Beyond The Rack Enterprises Inc. v. Michael Kors 2013 FCA 107 This is an appeal by Beyond The Rack from a decision of ... Read more »
Beware of Latest Trade-mark Scam
We have recently become aware of yet another scam that involves sending an unsolicited letter to a Canadian trade-mark owner and offering... Read more »
Relevant Date for Assessing Sufficiency of Disclosure
Last month the Federal Court released a decision relating to an application brought by Novartis Pharmaceutical Canada Inc. ( Novartis ) u... Read more »
Ownership Issues in Due Diligence (Part 3 of an Occasional Series)
With IP transactions as with any other kind of transaction, ownership is a threshold question. Does the person selling or licensing IP or ... Read more »
Social Media Spring Cleaning for IP Professionals
With Spring in the air, it’s time to do a little social spring-cleaning on your social media profiles and presence. Even though you’re bu... Read more »