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CIPO closes “designated establishment” in Halifax
May 11th, 2012

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has just announced the closure of its Halifax “designated establishment.”  Documents filed at these locations are treated as though they were delivered in person to the Commissioner of Patents, Registrar of Trade-marks, or the Copyright Office. Read more »

CIPO office hours changed, effective May 1, 2012
May 8th, 2012

Effective May 1, 2012, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)’s offices in Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver are changing their operating hours to 0830 to 1630h. Read more »

CIPO can now deliver patent documents by e-mail
May 8th, 2012

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has just announced that patent documents can be delivered by e-mail.  A welcome, and very useful, addition to their services. Read more »

Quoted by CanadaOne.com on database copyright matters and Canada Post’s copyright lawsuit against Geolytica
May 4th, 2012

I was recently quoted in an article by Julie King entitled “Canadian Postal Codes Threatened in Copyright Lawsuit“, published on May 3, 2012 on CanadaOne.com.  The article deals with Canada Post’s recent copyright infringement lawsuit against Geolytica, a company that provides fre... Read more »

Quoted in the Law Times about Federal Court Rules review (March 2012)
May 1st, 2012

This is just a quick note that, back in March, I was quoted in the Law Times discussing recent initiatives to review the Federal Courts Rules.  The article’s citation is: Judy Van Rhijn, “Federal Courts Invite Change”, Law Times March 12, 2012, page 11.  Unfortunately, I do not... Read more »

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