IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

This article summarizes the top developments reported on our blog and in patents, trademarks, and copyright law in 2021. For a review of Privacy legislation in Canada, check out Emily Prieur’s article published this week. Patent Prosecution History Now Admissible as Evidence. Continued Debates over AI as an Inventor.

IP 106

IP Copyright Infringement Inventor Intellectual Property 106

Trading Secrets

OCTOBER 24, 2023

4 of the ‘240 patent shows that this is the type of invention we’d like to keep secret. For inventors in the midst of patent proceedings, a secrecy order can indeed feel like a formidable obstacle. The secret application can continue in patent prosecution until it is otherwise allowable, at which point it will remain a secret.

Patent Application 52

Patent Application Invention Inventor Patent Prosecution 52

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

An interim order issued by a single-judge bench of the Delhi High Court recognised the right to be forgotten (RTBF) as a subset of the fundamental right to privacy. The Kerala High Court had recognised a petitioner’s right to privacy and reputation while seeking the removal of their name from judgments published on IndianKanoon.

IP 143

IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 143