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…
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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…
Race, Gender & Entrepreneurship: IP Lessons in "Self-Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker"
On March 20, 2020, Netflix released the Emmy-nominated miniseries Self-Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker. Loosely based on the biography On Her Own Ground by A’Lelia Bundles…
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Asking ‘Isaac Pewton’ to Innovate Out of a Crisis
This article originally appeared in The Hill Times, issue dated February 17, 2021. With Canadians’ mounting frustration and the dwindling prospects of exiting this pandemic any time soon, it is vital that we…
2020 IP Year In Review
As we settle into 2021, it is important to remember and reflect on everything that 2020 brought about in copyright, patent, and trademark law. 2020 was an unprecedented year that…