Common sense and obviousness: supporting evidence is required *

Canada, USA - June 12 2012
Whether enforcing a patent or prosecuting a patent application, obviousness is often the key issue.

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A new high water mark in the awarding of damages *

Canada - June 12 2012
The Federal Court recently held in the Eurocopter v. Bell Helicopter that punitive damages can be awarded in relatively run-of-the-mill patent cases in Canada.

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Plus ça change: CIPO persists in its views on patentable subject matter *

Canada - April 3 2012
On April 2, 2012 the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) released three draft practice notices related to patentable subject matter for a 30-day “consultation period”.

Co-authors: Paul Horbal, Jason Hynes.

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Canadian Federal Court of Appeal renders decision in Amazon.com "1-Click" case *

Canada - November 25 2011
The Canadian Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) has rendered its decision in the Attorney General’s appeal from an earlier Federal Court decision in favour of Amazon.com and its “1-Click” patent application.

Co-authors: Paul Horbal, Victor Krichker.

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Major reform of US patent law: the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act *

USA - September 20 2011
President Obama has now signed into law the America Invents Act (AIA) – the largest reform of U.S. patent law in over half a century.

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