PCK Perry + Currier Inc | Canada | 23 Jan 2020
In 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada did not consider a single case pertaining to patents or trademarks. However, a pair of decisions issued in…
PCK Perry + Currier Inc | Canada, USA | 17 Jan 2020
On October 17, 2018, Canada’s Cannabis Act came into effect, making recreational marijuana consumption legal for Canadians 18 years of age and older…
PCK Perry + Currier Inc | USA | 2 Jan 2020
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a longstanding ban on trademarking “immoral” or “scandalous” words and symbols. The ruling was the result…
PCK Perry + Currier Inc | USA | 19 Dec 2019
When drafting patent, the applicant should be cautious of “acting as its own lexicographer.” [12] Plastic Omnium Advanced Innovation and Research…
PCK Perry + Currier Inc | Canada, USA | 9 Dec 2019
With the increased interest in blockchain Technologies, questions about their patentability regularly surface as innovators seek to protect and…
PCK Perry + Currier Inc | Canada | 2 Dec 2019
On November 26, 2019, TekSavvy filed an appeal against a recent Federal Court order requiring that 11 of Canada’s largest internet service providers…
PCK Perry + Currier Inc | Canada, USA | 25 Nov 2019
The rising cost of Patented medicines is an important topic in the United States and Canada. In the U.S., the White House is promising to support a…
PCK Perry + Currier Inc | USA | 14 Nov 2019
When choosing prior art that is relevant to an obviousness analysis, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (”PTAB”) should contemplate the research…
PCK Perry + Currier Inc | USA | 7 Nov 2019
It’s a footwear face-off! Popular sporting goods brand, Nike, recently filed a lawsuit against footwear rival, Skechers, alleging infringement of…
PCK Perry + Currier Inc | Canada | 28 Oct 2019
In a dispute over a flax seed patent, the Federal Court of Canada has considered the new s. 53.1 of the Patent Act for the first time. The Federal…