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Monthly Archives: September 2020

Daily Alert

MOPOP

September 30, 2020 Alan Macek

CIPO has published a new version of MOPOP with clarifications in many of the chapters.

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Publications/Presentations

September 25, 2020 Alan Macek

A couple of articles of mine were recently published:

  • Pre-Grant Compensation for Patent Infringement on Slaw.ca
  • Canadian Patent Office’s approach to computer-implemented inventions rejected by Federal Court co-authored with Richard Mar

I will be a panelist next week at the virtual IPIC AGM with Malaika Tyson, speaking about File Wrapper Estoppel in Canada and the United States.

Daily Alert

Federal Court

September 8, 2020 Alan Macek

The Federal Court issued a COVID related Practice Notice today confirming that Practice Directions and Orders issued during the COVID-19 pandemic remain unaffected by the recently enacted Time Limits and Other Periods Act (COVID-19). See the Federal Court of Appeal’s decision last week in Re: Section 6 Of The Time Limits And Other Periods Act, 2020 FCA 137.

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Copyright Board

September 3, 2020 Alan Macek

The Copyright Board has launched a new website (https://cb-cda.gc.ca/) and alerts should now be working for Copyright Board activity if this is enabled in your personal IPPractice email preferences. Continue reading Copyright Board →

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Federal Court of Appeal

September 2, 2020 Alan Macek

The FCA issued a COVID related Practice Notice this week regarding in person, remote and hybrid hearings taking place this fall. It also comments on phase out of the Suspension Period at the FCA and the Time Limits and Other Periods Act (COVID-19). The FCA has been posting cases released from the Suspension Period each week.

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Recent Decisions

  • 2020 FC 1191 - Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council v. CICC The College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants
  • 2021 FC 10 - Swist v. MEG Energy Corp.
  • 2021 FCA 7 - Canmar Foods Ltd. v. TA Foods Ltd.
  • 2020 FC 1161 - Richards Packaging Inc. v. Distrimedic Inc.
  • 2020 FC 1175 - Pharmascience Inc. v. Pfizer Canada ULC (Pregabalin)

New IP Proceedings

  • 21-A-1 - SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC. ET AL v. TARO PHARMACEUTICALS INC. (other)
  • T-143-21 - MAKE SPACE INC. v. MAKESPACE LLC (tm)
  • T-142-21 - THE CANADIAN CORPS OF COMMISSIONAIRES v. GOTOCANADA IMMIGRATION SERVICE LTD. (tm)
  • T-135-21 - ZAST-FOODS CORPORATION v. U-BE-LIVIN SMART INC, d.b.a NÜÜD FOODS (tm)
  • T-124-21 - JANSSEN INC. ET AL v. APOTEX INC. (patent)
  • T-108-21 - ARCTIC KINGDOM POLAR EXPEDITIONS INC. v. CASSELS BROCK & BLACKWELL LLP (tm)
  • T-106-21 - CROWN LIFT TRUCK SERVICES INC. v. CROWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION (tm)
  • T-37-21 - RENT BUREAU OF CANADA LTD. v. RENTERCHECKS INFORMATION SERVICE LTD. (tm)
  • T-33-21 - MCMASTER UNIVSERSITY ET AL v. BEMO ACADEMIC CONSULTING INC. (tm)
  • T-20-21 - 1161396 Ontario Inc. d.b.a. SM Enterprises v. Metro Inc. et al (tm)

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