WIPO’s Service for Electronic Retrieval of Prior Filed Applications

One of the topics covered in a recent Webinar hosted by the PCT E-Services Unit on September 7th and 8th 2010, was the new Priority Document... Read more »

Patentable Subject Matter and Claim Substance in Canada and the U.S.

On August 13, 2010, in the case of Ultramercial, LLC v. Hulu, LLC, California Central District Court Judge R. Gary Klausner ruled that U.S. ... Read more »

Calculating Compensation for Government Expropriation

Under Section 19 of the Patent Act the Federal or any Provincial Government of Canada can apply for a compulsory license to any patent. Th... Read more »

Recycled Use – Utility Must be Claimed and Supported

Utility Where there is a new compound, utility can be described in the specification.   For a new use for an old compound, utility must be s... Read more »

New Practice Notice from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office: Priority Claims

The Trade-marks Office released a new Practice Notice on September 2, 2010, to clarify its practice with respect to priority claims. The Pr... Read more »

Patent Impeachment

Any interested person can seek to invalidate an issued patent under S. 60 of the Canadian Patent Act . The threshold for standing is relativ... Read more »