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February 28, 2019
2018 FC 971 – FC confirms that government marks are subject to infringement actions
February 27, 2019
PCK IP's Alan Feeney to present on Intellectual Property Rights at Bryant University's John H. Chafee Center for International Business
February 20, 2019
Shorter Deadlines for PCT Filing in Canada Coming Soon
February 14, 2019
Stephen Perry of PCK named as Top Patent Agent by Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders, Global Elite 2019
PCK IP's Stephen Perry is recognized as top patent agent by Who’s Who Legal Global Elite.
February 7, 2019
PCK IP’s Andrew Currier is recognized by Who’s Who Legal Canada.
February 4, 2019
PCK IP's Stephen Perry is recognized by Who’s Who Legal Canada.
January 23, 2019
586 U.S. ___ (2019) SCOTUS affirms CAFC's decision holding that if the existence of the sale is public, the invention does not need to be publicly disclosed to fall within the AIA’s on-sale bar.
January 11, 2019
Strategies for Trademark Applicants from now until the new Trademark Law takes effect in June 2019
January 10, 2019
Fed. Cir. 2017-1962 – CAFC confirms that removing priority claim in a patent application part of a chain of applications will impact the later filed applications.
December 18, 2018
2018 FCA 172 – FCA affirms FC’s analysis on sufficient disclosure but quashes claim construction analysis.
December 13, 2018
Overview of the proposed amendments to the Patent Rules, published in the Canada Gazette on December 1, 2018.
December 11, 2018
Fed. Cir. 2017-1468 – The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit confirms that surname may be registered as trademark as it acquired distinctiveness.
December 6, 2018
2018 FC 951 – The FC reiterates that trademarks will not be registered if they are likely to confuse consumers.
December 4, 2018
2018 ONSC 5199 – ONSC rejects Apotex’s attempt to recast Promise Doctrine under s. 53 fraud allegations.
November 27, 2018
2018 FC 941 – The FC confirms that trademark variants must retain distinctive features to demonstrate “use” of the registered Mark.
November 23, 2018
PAB 1453 – The Patent Appeal Board found that Canadian Patent Application No. 2,612,950 for a “system and method for generating real-time indicators in a trading list or portfolio” was obvious, the claims did not define statutory subject matter and were indefinite.
November 20, 2018
USMCA – On September 31, 2018, Canada reached a new agreement with the USA and Mexico – here is an overview.
November 15, 2018
Changes coming to Canadian trademark law and the requirement to show use of trademark before registration.
November 13, 2018
2018 FC 855 – Federal Court confirms licensee’s use of trademark variant constituted use of registered trademark.
November 7, 2018
Fed. Cir. 2017-1977 – The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit confirms the legal standard for obviousness in patent law.