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- Appointments
François Joyal, Senior General Counsel at the Department of Justice Canada in Montréal, was appointed a Judge of the Federal Court. Appointments were also made today in Alberta and Ontario. Appointments: François Joyal, Senior General Counsel at the Department of Justice Canada in Montréal, was … Read more »
- Patentable Subject Matter
CIPO has published a practice notice with new guidance on purposive construction and subject-matter for examining patents directed to computer-implemented inventions, medical diagnostic methods and medical use claims. The practice notice, “March 2026 Practice Notice on Patentable Subject-Matter unde … Read more »
- IP Consultation
The government has opened a public consultation on 1) client-agent privilege; 2) unauthorized practice before CIPO; 3) clarity of patent ownership information; and 4) requirements of patent demand letters. The consultation is open until April 24th. The consultation titled “Consultation on increasing … Read more »
- SCC: Facebook v. Privacy Commissioner
The Supreme Court of Canada is hearing oral arguments on March 19th in Facebook Inc. v. Privacy Commissioner of Canada on privacy consent and personal information safeguards (appeal from 2024 FCA 140). The hearing will be webcast. Read more »
- 2025 In Review – Trademarks
Looking back at last year, some trademark data that I’ve collected that may be of interest: Total trademark applications in 2025: filed: about 72,000 (up about 9% from 2024) granted: about 90,000 (up about 45% from 2024) about 74% national filings vs 26% Madrid filings Average time from filing to gr … Read more »