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Canadian Industrial Design Updates
On June 28th the Canadian government published the new Industrial Design Regulations which are expected to come into force on November 5, 2018. These new regulations are to help modernize the industrial design process and bring it into agreement with the Hague Agreement. ~Friday, June 29, 2018~ • • • • • • • • • • The Canadian...
Startups and Corporations Don’t Fail To Plan; Plan To Use Craig Wilson and Company
Businesses invest substantial resources in planning. Whether such planning is the development of an initial business plan for a startup organization or a scope of work for the next big project in a mature business, planning is key to success. However, when it comes to intellectual property (IP) and...
What is a Virtual In-House Corporate Patent or Trademark Agent?
A business corporation may not have the resources to hire in-house one or more corporate patent or trademark agents to meet their patent needs, but may still require the cost effective value that an in-house patent/trademark agent brings to a business' strategic plan. In such instances a virtual in-house corporate...
Canadian Patent Updates
Canadian Patent Updates Monday, April 30, 2018 On April 26th, the Government of Canada released their Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy which aims to: increase IP awareness, namely among Canadian businesses, entrepreneurs and innovators and also amongst the indigenous community; provide tools to support Canadian businesses in learning about and acquiring IP; and,...
Canadian Trademark Updates
On April 26th, the Government of Canada released their Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy which aims to: increase IP awareness, namely among Canadian businesses, entrepreneurs and innovators and also amongst the indigenous community; provide tools to support Canadian businesses in learning about and acquiring IP; and, amend IP legislation to clarify...
Firm Announcement
I am pleased to announce and welcome Tanner Hukezalie as a new Shareholder (Partner) of the firm. Tanner Hukezalie Tanner joined the firm in June of 2007. He wrote and successfully passed the Canadian Patent Agent’s Exams held in April of 2009. He was one of four successful candidates...
Commentary – Amendments to Canadian Patent Act – Bill C-34
On December 16, 2014, Bill C-34 received Royal Assent. This bill includes amendments to the Canadian Patent Act. The purpose of many of the amendments to the Patent Act is to align Canadian patent law with the Patent Law Treaty (PLT) done at Geneva on June 1, 2000. Currently, new Regulations...
Corporate/Commercial Law Practices with Virtual Patent/Trademark Agents
A Canadian law practice, small or large, with corporate commercial lawyers may not have the resources to have its own in-house patent and/or trademark agent(s). This is where a virtual Patent and Trademark Agent firm can assist such a law firm. A Patent and Trademark Agent firm that specializes in acquiring...
UNITY OF INVENTION AND DIVISIONAL APPLICATIONS IN CANADA
In the United States, a patent application may be filed based on an earlier filed “parent” application. Such applications include divisional applications and continuation applications. Continuation application and divisional applications have the same specification as the parent application but normally have different claims. Continuation-in-part (CIP) applications are also available in...
Canadian Patent Litigation Costs
Costs play an important role for business when making decisions to file and prosecute patent applications through to the grant of patents. These costs can run into the 10’s of thousands of dollars for protection in one or more countries. But the cost of obtaining protection sometimes pales in comparison...
Canadian Patent Agent Exams 2012
The Canadian Patent Agent Exams are very challenging to pass in one or more sittings. The Exams are written once a year, usually in April and comprise four, four hour exams, written in four consecutive days. The first paper requires evaluation of an invention, prior art and the drafting of...
Ray’s Favorite Inventor
The First Inventor to Receive a Patent? Filippo Brunelleschi - 1377-1446 - trained as a goldsmith in Florence, is principally known for his eventual work as a structural engineer and architect. At the end of the 13th century a decision was made by the governing body of Florence to construct a...
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