Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2020

While medical cannabis has traditionally been a source of intellectual property (IP), legalization is sure to bring an influx of applications in the coming years. Trademark registration is another available tool cannabis businesses should employ to protect their brand. Canada (Commissioner of Patents), 2002 SCC 76. [3]

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 26, 2023

2] However, the quintessential reason for such distinction is due to a slightly elevated standard for the registration of non-traditional marks. Image Source : Shutterstock] The Trademarks Act, 1999 (‘Act’) refers exclusively to the registrability of ‘combination of colours’. [3] In this also falls the case of colour marks.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 11, 2023

2] This new set of marks is often referred to as non-traditional trademarks , and the qualification for their registration, as opposed to a traditional mark, is substantially higher. [3] I do this by demonstrating the statutory criteria for trademark registration and then applying the set criteria to check the registrability of braille.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Carys Craig is the Director of IP Osgoode, Editor-in-Chief of the Osgoode Hall Law Journal, Academic Director of the Osgoode Professional LL.M Program in Intellectual Property, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. I am delighted to be writing my first IPilogue post as incoming Director of IP Osgoode!

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SpicyIP

MARCH 13, 2023

Highlights of the Week Learning from India’s Disastrous Experience in Protecting Itself against Biopiracy In light of the upcoming WIPO Diplomatic Conference on Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge, Prashant Reddy brings us a post highlighting India’s sub-par experience with its own Biological Diversity Act, 2002.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Akshay is a graduate of National Law University, Jodhpur, and has an LL.M in IP and Competition Law from the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC). He is currently a consultant at Sim and San, Attorneys At Law. His previous posts can be accessed here.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

As far as the international law is concerned, the Article 27(3)(b) of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (the “TRIPS Agreement”) allows governments to give patent on micro-organisms, non-biological and microbiological processes. The Biodiversity Act, 2002. Conclusion.

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