It was thought until quite recently that any applicant for a Canadian patent had to disclose in his specification the best mode then known of working his invention (Minerals Separation North American Corp. v. Noranda Mines Ltd., [1947] Ex. C.R. 306, rev’d (1952) 69 R.P.C. 81 (P.C.)). Then came Sanofi-Aventis Canada Inc. v. Apotex Inc., […]

The re-posting of this analysis is part of a cross-posting collaboration with MediaLaws: Law and Policy of the Media in a Comparative Perspective.

We are now accepting submissions for our fifth annual writing challenge. The winner from each category will receive a prize of $1000 (CAD), publication on the IP Osgoode website, and consideration for publication in the Canadian Intellectual Property Review and/or the Intellectual Property Journal.  The deadline to submit is 5pm, Monday July 1, 2013. Submissions […]

On April 8, 2013, Access Copyright launched a lawsuit against York University.   In the lawsuit, Access Copyright is seeking payment by York University of royalties under the Access Copyright Interim Post-Secondary Education Institutions Tariff, 2011-2013 (“Approved Tariff”), an injunction until all royalty amounts owing are paid, and an order requiring the university to abide by […]

IP Osgoode and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) would like to thank everyone who participated in our IP commercialization conference, entitled "Sparking Innovation With Students: Examining The Student Role From Invention To Commercialization". The conference examined the role of student researchers in commercializing IP and the different policies that have been adopted to provide for […]

Beymen, the leading fashion brand in Turkey, has offered upscale men’s clothing since 1971, more recently adding women’s wear and home collections to its lines.  But when it sought to register two of its design marks in Canada (possibly to herald its entry into the Canadian retail market), Beymen ran into serious issues with Canada’s […]