Articles

Our professionals regularly report on new developments in all areas of intellectual property and technology law. Please select from our list of articles below.

Trade-mark Clearinghouse: Rare chance for advance protection online should be considered by all trade-mark owners | June 17, 2013


US Supreme Court releases Myriad, isolated DNA unpatentable — What it means for Canada | June 13, 2013


Federal Court affirms legality of trade-marking colour as applied to objects | June 13, 2013


CIPO issues guidelines concerning examination of patent claims relating to medical uses | June 10, 2013


Supreme Court varies VIAGRA ruling, confirms that patent is neither invalid nor void | June 6, 2013


PPH pilot program between Canada and China to begin September 1, 2013 | June 3, 2013


Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh Special Award recipients announced for 2013 Ottawa Regional Science Fair | May 30, 2013


Charting the phenomenal success of the Patent Prosecution Highway in Canada | May 29, 2013


Recent successes in patenting business methods in Canada | May 29, 2013


Apotex successful in establishing section 8 damages liability of Pfizer regarding azithromycin | May 28, 2013


Computer icons: Multiple protection options, one valuable IP asset | May 22, 2013


Trade-mark searches: important and cost-effective tools for proactive rights management | May 22, 2013


Certification marks: How Canada’s trade-mark system allows industry to set the standard | May 22, 2013


IP Connections recent developments in brief — May/June 2013 | May 22, 2013


Olanzapine selection patent case will not be heard by Supreme Court of Canada | May 16, 2013


Federal Court sets aside PMPRB decision regarding COPAXONE Syringes for the second time | May 7, 2013


Firm welcomes Technical Consultant Mathieu André Leduc to Montreal | May 1, 2013


Federal Court upholds Lundbeck’s escitalopram patent, grants injunction and accounting of profits | April 9, 2013


An analysis of Canada’s proposed Combating Counterfeit Products Act (Bill C-56) | March 25, 2013


IP Connections recent developments in brief — March/April 2013 | March 13, 2013


Used or not used, that is the question — why is it important to get it right? | March 13, 2013


The changing face of computer software trade-mark registrations | March 13, 2013


U.S. Patent Office delays may put your patience to the test | March 13, 2013


Intellectual property and misleading advertising in Canada | March 13, 2013


First-to-file comes to America: What innovative Canadian companies should know | March 13, 2013


Novartis successful in defending patent for imatinib mesylate (GLEEVEC) | March 12, 2013


New examination guidelines released in Canada for computer-related subject matter | March 11, 2013


Combating Counterfeit Products Act introduced in Canada | March 4, 2013


Trade-mark Clearinghouse announced for new generic top-level domains | February 28, 2013


Miscellaneous amendments made to Federal Courts Rules | February 19, 2013


Important decision may impact Canadian trade-mark filing requirements for applications based on foreign use and registration | February 15, 2013


Federal Court of Appeal upholds Minister’s decision denying data protection for the enantiomer DEXILANT | February 12, 2013


Manufacturing goods in China can lead to trade-mark risks | January 28, 2013


U.S. Supreme Court to consider whether human genes are patentable | January 28, 2013


Discerning design marks: When does a change make a mark too different? | January 28, 2013


Settling trade-mark disputes through co-existence | January 28, 2013


IP Connections recent developments in brief — January/February 2013 | January 28, 2013


Ontario Court rejects claim for unjust enrichment under PMNOC Regulations | January 25, 2013


Federal Court of Appeal allows impeachment action to proceed against expired patent in view of the Statute of Monopolies | January 25, 2013


Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh welcomes James Jun Pan to the partnership | January 2, 2013


 
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