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With almost 100 years of combined experience among its founders, CPST focuses on providing the highest standard of client service and advice. The…
CPST Intellectual Property | Canada | 10 Feb 2023
Does Your Trademark Have the Wrong Swag? Describing Goods and Services in Canadian Trademark Applications | CPST
As canvassed in a previous article (Out of the Ordinary: Requirements for Describing Goods and Services in Canadian Trademark Applications), the…
CPST Intellectual Property | Canada | 30 Jan 2023
Choose Your Own Source: Adding A Trademark to Someone Else’s Goods
In a recent decision arising from an appeal of a decision of the Trademarks Opposition Board, the Federal Court commented on when a retailer can…
CPST Intellectual Property | Canada | 7 Nov 2022
Hot Dog!: Injunction Overturned in “Bombay Frankie” Case
Interlocutory injunctions in Canadian trademark cases are rare. The decision at first instance to grant a motion for an interlocutory injunction in a…
CPST Intellectual Property | Canada | 3 Nov 2022
I Can’t Wait! Speeding Up Processing of Your Canadian Trademark Applications
Canada continues to make news (the wrong kind) when it comes to the slow pace of its examination of trademark applications. Despite repeated promises…
CPST Intellectual Property | Canada | 26 Jul 2022
Making the French Connection: Changing Requirements for Use of English Trademarks in Québec
Amendments recently made by Québec to its language laws will have a significant impact on the rights of trademark owners to use…
CPST Intellectual Property | Canada | 19 Jul 2022
The Summer of 70 (+ Life of the Author): Canada to Extend Copyright Term (and Bryan Adams has thoughts)
Canada's copyright protection has, for some time, been out of step with most of its major trading partners. Canada's basic copyright term of life of…
CPST Intellectual Property | Canada | 27 Jun 2022
Claim Canada: Restrictions on Commercial Use of Canadian Symbols
In 1972, a Canadian Radio host held a contest, asking listeners to complete the phrase "as Canadian as…". The idea was to find a Canadian…
CPST Intellectual Property | Canada | 23 Jun 2022
No Problem, No Solution! Federal Court Clearly Rebukes CIPO’s “Problem-Solution” Approach to Assessing Patentable Subject Matter
In welcome news, the Federal Court of Canada has admonished the Canadian Intellectual Property Office ("CIPO") for its improper approach in assessing…
CPST Intellectual Property | Canada | 10 Jun 2022
Changing The Rules - Patent Prosecution Strategies Under the new Patent Rules
Amendments to the Canadian Patent Rules (Rules) will soon come into effect and will introduce new provisions that are aimed at reducing prosecution…
CPST Intellectual Property | Canada | 23 Mar 2022
Patents and Confidentiality in the Canadian Oil Patch
Over the past decade, there have been several Canadian patent cases that have turned, in large part, on the issue of whether a patent was invalid due…
