According to the IP Canada Report 2016, the USA is the top patent filer in Canada, with 17,966 applications in 2015, immediately followed by Canada, with 4,277 applications.[1] In 2015,…
Category: US-Canada Relations
in Canada, Copyright, Copyright Reform, Digital Locks, Innovation, Internet, IP, IP Reform, Jurisdiction, Technology, US, US-Canada Relations0by Editor
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'Made in America’ 2015? The TPP and the Future of Canada’s Digital Economy
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (“TPP”) agreement pages of both the Office of the United States Trade Representative and the White House display an understandable, if not provocative, logo extolling that the trade deal is “Made…
in Canada, Copyright, Copyright Reform, Digital Locks, Fair Dealing, IP, IP Osgoode Speaks Series, IP Reform, Japan, Jurisdiction, Movies, Music Industry, UK, US, US-Canada Relations1by Editor
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IP Osgoode Speaks Series Featuring Prof. Matthew Rimmer
The Trans Pacific Partnership: Copyright Law, the Creative Industries and Internet Freedom In a timely manner, only three days after the announcement of the conclusion of negotiations on the Trans-Pacific…
in Canada, Commercialization, Competition, Design, Development, Image, Infringement, Innovation, IP, Jurisdiction, Patentability, Patents, Technology, Telecommunications, US, US-Canada Relations0by Editor
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Would a Keyboard by Any Other Name Feel as Sweet? BlackBerry Sues Ryan Seacrest’s Typo
BlackBerry is suing Ryan Seacrest’s iPhone keyboard case company Typo for patent infringement. The suit – which also alleges trade dress infringement, dilution, unfair business practices and unjust enrichment –…
Shiver Me Timbers! US Court Declines to Exert Jurisdiction Over Pirate Joe's
In the past, Canada has been labeled as a pirate haven, but this is now literally true for Trader Joe’s lovers in Vancouver. (more…)
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SickKids in Court - Are Public-Private Research Collaborations a Hindrance or a Driver of the Innovative Process?
A recent lawsuit filed by Myriad Genetics involving the alleged infringement of their controversial breast cancer screening tool has included the prestigious Toronto SickKids hospital as a co-plaintiff. This lawsuit…