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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The webcast from the October 9th Supreme Court of Canada hearing in Pharmascience Inc. v. Janssen Inc. on patentability of methods of medical treatment is now available online.
The Patent Office has announced a maintenance outage of the MyCIPO Patents portal both this weekend (4pm ET Friday to 10pm ET Sunday) and next weekend (8pm ET Friday to 4pm ET Sunday).
The government released its Budget 2025 today. Some intellectual property related items include: immediate expensing of productivity-enhancing assets including patents; extensions to the Elevate IP program, the Innovation Asset Collective’s Patent Collective and the IP Assist Program; modernization the Patented Medicines Prices Review Board; and amendments to the Copyright Act to create an Artist’s Resale Right.
Chief Justice Paul Crampton is retiring this week from the Federal Court after 16 years with the Federal Court and 14 years as Chief Justice. Associate Chief Justice Martine St-Louis will serve as Acting Chief Justice of the Federal Court effective October 31, 2025. …Read More
The Federal Court has opened a large number of ‘reserved’ matters which are listed below, along with a few actual proceedings. These are usually populated earlier in the year rather than at the end of October.