New WIPO observation service for PCT applications *

Global - August 23 2012
A new service offers an effective and inexpensive way for third parties to bring relevant prior art to the attention of applicants and patent offices during the international phase processing of PCT applications.

Co-authors: Stephen M. Beney.

Dealing with inventors who refuse to cooperate or disappear *

Canada, USA - June 12 2012
When employees have a falling out with their employers, concerns can arise if the employee is named as an inventor in a pending or soon-to-be-filed patent application and they are either unwilling to sign documents or unavailable.

Foreign patent numbers create false marking risk *

Canada - June 16 2011
A recent order by a U.S. Court demonstrates that U.S. law on false marking has more possible pitfalls than previously thought.

Co-authors: Philip C. Mendes da Costa.

Hague System may be on the horizon for Canadians seeking design rights abroad *

Canada - October 31 2010
The Hague System, short for The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs, is a series of international treaties that permit an applicant to file a single application to obtain industrial design protection in all member states.

Co-authors: Stephen M. Beney.