Intellectual Property Considerations in Mergers and Acquisitions

Intellectual Property may be part of a company that is acquired or with which another company merges. The Intellectual Property can take ... Read more »

I Have a Patent, Now What?

The Problem  Your concept may be novel and your invention may be exactly what everybody needs. However, unless you get your patented ide... Read more »

Are Isolated Human Genes Patentable In Canada?

As detailed in a previous blog , the U.S. Supreme Court found that “[a] naturally occurring DNA segment is a product of nature and not pat... Read more »

US Supreme Court rules that isolated human genes are not patentable

http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/12-398_8njq.pdf In a ruling that is sure to send reverberations around the world of intellectu... Read more »

Supreme Court Revises Decision on Teva v. Pfizer

Originally featured on June 6, 2013 in an MBM Newsflash The Supreme Court of Canada has made a decision on Pfizer’s motion regarding the... Read more »

Anti-Monopoly Laws In China

The Anti-Monopoly laws (AML) in China have been put in place to promote the “public interest” and constitute the equivalent of anti-trust la... Read more »

Concrete Protection

It is always interesting how things change and how technologies from completely different fields can be integrated together to create some... Read more »

New Examination Practice Respecting Computer-Implemented Inventions

In March 2013, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) issued new practice guidelines regarding both purposive construction and ... Read more »