This site is my collection of updates, statistics and analysis on intellectual property in Canada. I am a partner at DLA Piper (Canada) LLP practicing in the area of intellectual property (more about me). Material on this website are my own views and do not reflect the position of DLA Piper (Canada) LLP, any of its member firms around the world, or any of its clients. IPPractice.ca grew out of my hobby to gather and share interesting updates on intellectual property to friends and colleagues. Highlights include:
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“Regulations Amending the Patent Rules and Certain Regulations Made Under the Patent Act” have been registered and come into force January 1, 2025. The amendments address, among other things, patent term adjustments based on delays during patent prosecution. There are also some miscellaneous amendments. See my earlier post on these changes.
The Federal Court has issued an updated “Case and Trial Management Guidelines for Complex Proceedings and Proceedings under the PM(NOC) Regulations” and timetable checklist for PM(NOC) proceedings.
Two private members bills addressing Technology Protection Measures (TPMs) in the Copyright Act received royal assent last week. C-244 adds an exception for circumvention of a TPM “for the sole purpose of maintaining or repairing a product” if the person does not infringe copyright. C-294 is directed to an exception for the interoperability of devices in which a computer program is embedded.
Love Saint-Fleur, Commissioner for the Refugee Appeal Division at the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada in Montréal, was appointed a Judge of the Federal Court. Appointments were also made today in Ontario, Nova Scotia, British Columbia and to the Tax Court.
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The Federal Courts and the Canadian Intellectual Property Offices will be closed on Monday September 30th for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. …Read More