Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

AUGUST 23, 2023

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) has announced that effective January 1, 2024, most official fees will be increasing by 25%. On the patent side, the increase in the fees will be applicable to standard entity size. Thus, small entity patent applicants will only experience CIPO’s regular annual fee increase in 2024.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 21, 2024

My SAD Scheme paper provided some data indicating that 88% of SAD Scheme cases involved trademarks, with only 6% each in copyright and patents. YouTube Uploaders Listed on Schedule A , 2024 WL 189013 (N.D. 17, 2024) * * * Bonus 1: The court issued a related ruling, Viral DRM LLC v. Onyshchuk , 2024 WL 189011 (N.D.

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Patently-O

APRIL 3, 2024

by Dennis Crouch The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently proposed a new fee structure for fiscal year 2025 , which includes significant increases in various patent fees. The NPRM would also hike design patent filing and issuance fees. It is unclear how this proposal benefits the USPTO.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

GM Global Technology to rule on the issue of whether the current test for determining obviousness of design patents, i.e., the Rosen/Durling Standard, is proper in view of the Supreme Court’s 2007 decision in KSR v. Under the current Standard, the range of applicable prior art combinations in design cases is limited.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 28, 2024

The plaintiff alleged that the defendants’ dining chairs or barstools infringed two of plaintiff’s design patents. Perhaps most significantly, although many of the defendants’ barstools exhibit some similarity in the design of the seat and backrest, the bases of many of the barstools vary widely. Case Citation : Wang v.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Kama Ayurveda Private Limited vs The Arya Vaidya Pharmacy on 17 October, 2023 (Delhi High Court) Image from here The Delhi High Court denied an exemption request from the plaintiff regarding advance service to the defendant in a case involving trademark infringement of ayurvedic pharmaceutical products. 20,00,000 plus GST.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. CCI , the Delhi High Court held that Chapter XVI of the Patents Act is a complete code in itself and overrides the Competition Act, 2002. In Microsoft v.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 17, 2024

Highlights of the Week Initial Interest Confusion Clash: Forest Essentials Battles Baby Forest at the DHC Image from here Is it still trademark infringement if confusion regarding similar marks doesn’t carry on through to the completion of a transaction? Drop a comment below to let us know. Read on to know more.

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