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Supreme Court of Canada Protects Diamonds in the Rough

Supreme Court of Canada Protects Diamonds in the Rough

In a unanimous decision released last Thursday (Apotex Inc. v. Sanofi‑Synthelabo Canada Inc., 2008 SCC 61), the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed that selection patents are, in principle, valid under the Canadian Patent Act.  In making their pronouncement, the Supreme Court polished other legal requirements for patentability along the way. The case began 6 years […]

You are standing on my property... I think

You are standing on my property... I think

In a lecture delivered on November 4 to a class of Osgoode IP students, Lord Justice Jacob of the Court of Appeal for England and Wales provided an expert viewpoint of the ongoing debate revolving around the scope of patent monopolies. By way of introduction, Lord Justice Jacob pointed to two points of view that […]

CIRA’s WHOIS Policy Strikes a Balance

CIRA’s WHOIS Policy Strikes a Balance

Update July 7, 2009: Jonathan Giraldi's post "CIRA’s WHOIS Policy Strikes a Balance" won the Gowlings LLP Best Blog in IP Law and Technology Prize Fall 2008 in Professor D'Agostino's IP class In a hotly-debated move, Canada’s internet domain registry authority has allowed select groups to request the personal information of domain registrants, after promising […]

Canada's Pledge to Africa: Effective at Last or Least Effective?

Canada's Pledge to Africa: Effective at Last or Least Effective?

After years of waiting, Canadian legislation designed to encourage shipments of low-cost HIV/AIDS drugs to developing countries has finally been put to use.  Unfortunately, the delay has only served to highlight some of the problems with the initiative. The shipment of 7 million tablets was sent to Rwanda on September 24 using Canada’s Access to […]

Patent review with a social networking spin

Patent review with a social networking spin

Social networking has taken on a new dimension at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). It has been over a year since the USPTO, in collaboration with New York Law School, initiated the Peer-to-Patent Pilot, a venture designed to bring the benefits of peer review to the patent application process. If the decision […]