Litigation
September 20, 2019
CAFC 2018-2207 – The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that “wherein” clauses in patent claims can be limiting if they are material to patentability.
August 16, 2019
SCOTUS, No. 18-302 (Iancu v Brunetti): In a recent decision, the US Supreme Court abolished the longstanding ban on registering vulgar and offensive words as trademarks.
July 22, 2019
Lone Star Silicon Innovations v Nanya Tech. Corp. (Fed. Cir., 2018-1581) When is a patent agreement an “assignment” as opposed to a mere “license”? A case […]
July 19, 2019
Dead End Survival, LLC v Marhasin (2019 ONSC 3453) In the era of online shopping, it is easier than ever for counterfeiters to distribute fake consumer […]
July 18, 2019
Return Mail v United States Postal Service (USSC, No. 17-1594) In a decision released June 10, 2019, the United States Supreme Court blocked government bodies from […]
June 11, 2019
AVX Corporation v Presidio Components (Fed. Cir., 2018-1106) A case recently dismissed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) confirms that […]
May 28, 2019
In a recent judgement, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (“IPEC”) decided that Netsweeper is entitled to the ownership of its PCT Application and is not in breach […]
May 7, 2019
Fed. Cir., 2016-2222 - CAFC affirms that a patent may be successfully defended if the patent holder can prove that the invention was conceived prior to any similar prior art.
May 1, 2019
2019 FC 406 - FC confirms that registered owner is not precluded to submit new evidence on appeal if no evidence is submitted after receiving s.45 notice from the Registrar.
March 21, 2019
2018 FCA 192 – FCA confirms CEEO Orders may be granted in unusual circumstances.