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May 2019
Is Your Trademark Practice Ready for Change?
On June 17th, Canada’s trademark landscape will change significantly with the long-awaited and much discussed changes to the Trademarks Act that will implement amendments from legislation introduced over the last 5 years. The details of the changes, including elimination of use as a registration requirement, membership in the Madrid Protocol and new filing and opposition procedures have already been the subject of much debate and commentary. However, what will this mean for the long-term practice of trademark law in Canada?…
Find out more »September 2019
TIPG September Social 2019
TIPG invites the community to our annual September social. Mingle with your fellow intellectual property professionals in an informal setting, while enjoying complimentary drinks and appetizers. This is a drop-in event that does not require pre-registration. However, so that we have an idea of numbers, RSVP by September 6. There is no cost to attend.
Find out more »October 2019
Patent Potpourri
Professor Siebrasse will discuss highlights of several articles he has recently finished or which are in progress. Topics will include contributory infringement and the “but for” test for inducing infringement; overbreadth; injunctions for complex products; and the impact of the UK Supreme Court decision in Actavis UK Ltd v Eli Lilly and Co UKSC 48 on the Canadian law of claim construction and the doctrine of equivalents. Norman Siebrasse is a Professor of Law at the University of New Brunswick.…
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