Legal Articles: Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design, Copyright, IPR in Canada
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Canadian Trademarks Office Rolls Out Automated Analysis To Expedite Examination
May
The Canadian Trademarks Office announced on April 6, 2022, that it would begin automating the analysis of products, services, and Nice categorization information in national unexamined trademark applications in order to reduce examination and registration wait times in Canada. Last year, the Office began assessing new trademark applications more swiftly if they were filed using […]
Trademark registration in Canada
Apr
Canada is the second-largest country in the world. Canada has a highly developed economy and is among the wealthiest in the world, with the eighth-highest per capita income globally, and an index of 11th highest human development. Canada ranks among the highest in international comparisons for education, government transparency, civil liberties, quality of life, and […]
Trademark Registration in Canada
Apr
In Canada, trademark rights are acquired by use. This means that the person or entity who is the first to utilize a trademark in Canada and continues to do so gets priority rights to it. In practice, however, trademark owners are strongly advised to register their trademarks. The fundamental advantage of trademark registration is the […]
The intersection between data and IP protection in Canada
Apr
How can you find a balance between sharing and preserving your company’s data? Intangible assets, such as data, require greater considerations than tangible assets, which may be preserved largely through physical measures. One important technique for protecting your company’s data is to classify it as intellectual property and protect it. Data and IP Copyright Copyright […]
Trademark registration dossier in Canada
Jul
Trademark registration dossier in Canada. Canada is the second-largest country in the world. Canada has a highly developed economy and is among the wealthiest in the world, with the eighth-highest per capita income globally, and an index of 11th highest human development. Canada ranks among the highest in international comparisons for education, government transparency, civil […]
Legal notes to copyright registration in Canada
Oct
Copyright registration in Canada. Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometers, making it the world’s second-largest country by total area. A highly developed country, Canada has the 24th highest nominal per […]
Canada will charge an excess claim fees in accordance with proposed amendments to the Patent Rules
Oct
On October 3, 2022, amendments to Canada’s Patent Rules will come into effect and add excess claim fees to the patent system (amongst other changes). Excess claim fees may be required if a Canadian patent application has more than 20 claims at the time of requesting examination or at any time after the examination is […]
Greening Up Canadian Patent Rights By Expediting Green Technologies
Jul
The federal government released its 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan on March 29, 2022. (the Plan). The Plan clearly aspires to be broad and ever-greening. It sets the tone by laying out where we are now in terms of current emissions and emissions management for key sectors like oil and gas, transportation, and agriculture; and it […]
New amendments to Canada’s patent rules will take effect on October 3, 2022
Jun
The previously announced final draft for revisions to the Patent Rules (Rules) was registered with the Orders in the Council of Canada on June 2, 2022, and will be published in the Canadian Gazette, Part 2 (CG2) on June 22, 2022, with most sections taking effect on October 3, 2022. The purpose of these new […]
Intellectual Property (IP) Strategies For Cybersecurity Innovations in Canada
Mar
Over the last decade, technological advancements have radically changed how we interact with technology on a daily basis. The COVID-19 epidemic also accelerated the need for many organizations to adapt internal and external digital infrastructure in order to move to remote work or to convert a brick-and-mortar business to e-commerce. The likelihood of facing cybersecurity […]