Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

MARCH 17, 2021

Most people are familiar with patents and trademarks as the most common forms of intellectual property, however, copyrights and their importance as part of your overall portfolio of intellectual property assets are sometimes neglected. How much does it cost to register a copyright? How long does it take to register a copyright?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The judge accepted Lidl’s evidence of a campaign by Lidl designed to show consumers that Tesco’s Clubcard prices were not in fact price-matched to those of Lidl. In doing so, she referred to Tesco’s own evidence on their creation of the CCP Signs, which supported that such a process involved time, labour and creative freedom.

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azrights

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Firstly, the company had the right legal agreement with the designers of its iconic bottle shape when it commissioned the bottle design so that it would own the rights in the bottle design. This initial design registration gave the company a way to preserve the uniqueness of the shape to the Coca Cola brand. Litigation.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Other Posts Webinar on “How Patent Monopolies on Biologics and Vaccines Work” [November 22] Free Webinar on “How Patent Monopolies on Biologics and Vaccines Work”! Controller of Patents. Read on to know more! SpicyIP Tidbit: Advocate Faces Music for Concocting a Fake IPAB Order! Filo Edtech Inc vs Union Of India & Anr.

Trademark 59

Trademark Registration Invention Social Media 59

IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Intellectual Property such as patents, trademarks, brand value, copyright, etc have become foundational assets for several businesses, seeking greater importance and attention. General Motors pledged its “Green Technology” patents for a period of 2 years when it faced bankruptcy in 2009. IP Financing Policies in Asia.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The biosimilar pathway was designed to increase competition for biologics and reduce healthcare costs. Note that FDA still has not designated any biosimilar as interchangeable to its reference product. Introduction. Figure 1, below, provides a snapshot of FDA approval and biosimilar product launch trends from 2015 through 2020.

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 3, 2022

The court concluded that plaintiff adequately identified its trade secrets by describing the product, process, and supporting documentation. Disclosure of Trade Secrets in Patent Applications. Accordingly, the concept was readily ascertainable by proper means, and Vita cannot establish that its conceptual design was a trade secret.”

Law 59

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 16, 2023

On the proposed amendments to the Patent Act, inter alia she argues against dilution of the criminal penalties for non- compliance with patent working requirements, highlighting the importance of the “working” requirements within the patent regime of the country. Case Summaries.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

Understanding the extent of a company’s IP holdings usually starts with what’s known to the company, such as all registered copyrights, trademarks, or patents, domestic and foreign. Such inventions may be protectable under federal patent laws.

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IP Intellectual Property Social Media Cease and Desist 98

LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2022

The next time you would like to protect the design on a T-shirt, the pattern of design on fabric, or a jewelry design, you should consider whether your work can be copyrighted. In the event that infringement occurs, a designer must show that the infringer copied the designers copyrighted work. [5] ” [8]. .”

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

From an in-depth discussion on the terms of copyright and translations in India to the recent UK Supreme Court’s order regarding the patentability of inventions by an AI, we had some engaging posts on this blog this week. vs The Controller of Patents & Anr. Inventprise Inc. Koninklijke Philips N.V. vs Oplus Mobitech India Pvt.

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Registration Trademark Copyright Registering Trademarks 52

Above the Fold

JULY 5, 2022

The next time you would like to protect the design on a T-shirt, the pattern of design on fabric, or a jewelry design, you should consider whether your work can be copyrighted. In the event that infringement occurs, a designer must show that the infringer copied the designers copyrighted work. [5]

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

WCT’s app was first released in 2014 for the iPhone and Pebble watch as a metric-tracking cycling app that was designed to “track speed, distance, altitude, and grade.” He “spent substantial amounts of time coding and testing this innovation and applying for a patent. The Peloton Bike+ costs up to $1,050 more than the original bike.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

It outlines trends, data and legal rights pertaining to patents, trade marks, designs, plant breeder rights ( PBR ) and copyright. Interestingly, despite innovation generally being on the rise, 2020 saw a very slight decrease (-2%) in the number of patents filed in Australia. Standard Patent Applications and Grants.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

Understanding the extent of a company’s IP holdings usually starts with what’s known to the company, such as all registered copyrights, trademarks, or patents, domestic and foreign. Such inventions may be protectable under federal patent laws.

IP 52

IP Intellectual Property Social Media Cease and Desist 52

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. Controller of Patents where the Court emphasised the requirement of the plurality of invention in divisional applications and held that plurality should be disclosed in the claims.

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IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 124

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so we have a fair sprinkling of cases dealing with copyright, patents, trademarks, competition law etc. This order of the Delhi High Court addressed the inability of the state to cover treatment costs for ‘rare diseases’. Hetero Drugs Ltd [Delhi High Court].

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

From Creating Patent Ecosystem to Building National Innovation System for Industrial Growth. Ruchi Sharma highlights a few findings of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister’s report “Why India Needs To Urgently Invest In Its Patent Ecosystem?” Image from Lightbulb icons created by Freepik – Flaticon. Opportunities.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2022

2021 saw several important milestones in the biosimilars space, including the much anticipated first interchangeable designations by FDA and the approval of the first ophthalmology biosimilar. Introduction. Yet, given fewer FDA approvals in 2020 and 2021, this year saw the lowest number of commercial launches since 2017.

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Litigation Settlement Patent Marketing 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 17, 2023

Now that the Court has now applied it to both the federal patent and trademark statutes, perhaps copyright law is not far behind. This is the key difference that may have cost Justice Sotomayor the majority and may play out in future litigation on extraterritorial reach. In Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc.

Trademark 69

Trademark Blogging Litigation Law 69

43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

Thus, nonexpressive uses don’t interfere w/the kind of interest © is designed to protect, which is why they are such strong candidates for fair use. Copying takes place prior to training; converted into tokens and training is a process of adjusting weights in the model, not copying tokens. Did they influence how you advertise?

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Social Media Fair Use Advertising Advertising 52

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Mid-Point Discussants: Jessica Silbey Compare what’s going on in patent & © specifically: feels better about TM cases than about patent and © generally speaking, which is worth thinking about. The registration process has some of that, but registration isn’t the primary or only mover here. What about IP? But they can’t.

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Trademark Law Branding Brands 45

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

What does association mean in the age of brand persona, and what cognitive processes if any are of concern? we could add harm back in to the TM test): defamation has these too; patent/false advertising interface requirement of knowing the claim was meritless. Linford: don’t trust legislatures to handle speech issues.

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