Section 53.1 of the Patent Act took effect in 2019. It was designed to reverse the 2000 decision of the Supreme Court in Free World Trust v Electro Santé Inc [2000] 2 SCR 1024 and…
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A Virtual Look into the Generic Pharmaceutical World: My Placement at Teva Canada Limited (IP Intensive Reflection)
During my ten-week internship at Teva Canada Limited (“Teva”) for Osgoode’s Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive Program (the “Intensive”), I saw how intellectual property law operates through the eyes…
2021 USPTO National Patent Application Drafting Competition
We had the honour of representing Osgoode at the 2021 USPTO National Patent Application Drafting Competition. The competition gave us, as well as our teammates, Yueyang (Vivian) Liu & Ding…
Manage intellectual property (IP)
This article was originally posted on District 3 on March 16, 2021. Many aspects of your business involve intellectual property. Your idea, your invention, your products, your brand, your business…
Growing Innovation: Will the 2021 Cannabis Act Review Improve the IP Landscape?
Nearly three years have passed since Canada legalized cannabis in October 2018. Accordingly, under s. 151.1 (1), the Cannabis Act is due for revision this fall. The current cannabis regime…
CIPO Releases New Guidelines Following Choueifaty: New Hope for Software Innovation in Canada
The Federal Court’s recent decision in Choueifaty v Canada (Attorney General) is breathing new life into the patentability of computer-implemented inventions. Mr. Choueifaty appealed the rejection of his patent application…