Canada: Patent

Indigenous knowledge holds a great deal of value for Indigenous peoples. It is knowledge that Indigenous nations rely on for traditional land use studies that support...

Some may recall the news of May 2024 that actress Scarlett Johansson was embroiled in a legal dispute with OpenAI because the company released a voice for its ChatGPT assistant, "Sky," which sounded strangely similar to her own.

The judge-made law of double patenting prevents a patentee from obtaining more than one patent for the same invention, and prohibits claims in a second patent that are not patentably distinct from those of the first patent.

September 21, 2025, marked the eighth anniversary of the significant amendments to the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations (Regulations).

The Federal Court of Appeal has made it clear: Canada's "due care" standard for reinstating patents and patent applications is applied very strictly.

Patent applicants and patentees take note – two recent decisions issued by the Federal Court of Appeal have further emphasized the strict application of the due care standard.

On August 8, 2025, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) determined that the Minister of Health's decision to list Canadian Patent No. 2,970,315 on the Patent Register eight days...

Intellectual property (IP) law is essential for protecting innovation, creativity, and brand identity, and for Canadian businesses expanding into the U.S. or operating across borders, a clear understanding of the differences and similarities between the two systems is critical.

In today's competitive global market, protecting intellectual property (IP) is more critical than ever.