OWGM Newsletter - IP To Date
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new and improved website and newsletter. Our lawyers regularly write and speak about critical issues providing our clients with the latest news. Stay up to date on current events in Intellectual Property in Canada and around the world.
We welcome your comments on current issues and suggestions for future topics by email to one of our editors, George Kondor (gkondor@patentable.com) or Richard Johnson (rjohnson@patentable.com).
Recent Developments in IP
The New ‘.XXX’ Domain: is Prevention Better than the Cure?
Trademark owners should be proactive to protect their rights as new top level domains (TLDs) become available On April 1, 2011, ICANN signed an agreement with ICM Registry to launch a new ‘.xxx’ TLD. .xxx, specifically designed to benefit the international online adult entertainment industry, is expected to go live in December, 2011.
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Good News for Canadian Patent Owners
Owners of Canadian patents are breathing easier after the Federal Court of Appeal in Corlac Inc. v. Weatherford Canada Inc., 2011 FCA 228, put to rest the suggestion that the requirement to reply “in good faith” to the Examiner during prosecution of Canadian patent applications provides a basis for invalidating issued patents.
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A Flood of Names
Domain names are increasingly a valuable commercial asset. As many owners of trademark rights are aware, it is wise to be on the lookout for domain names that are potentially confusing with your mark.
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Update on the Smartphone Patent Wars
The summer of 2011 has seen a flurry of activity surrounding the so called "smartphone patent wars" being waged in the US and elsewhere. Some of the largest technology companies in the world have been buying up patent portfolios and stepping up their efforts to enforce their IP rights against their competitors.
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Firm News & Events
Blake Wiggs named IP Lawyer of the Year
Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named Blake R. Wiggs as the “Vancouver Best Lawyers Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year” for 2011.
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Jeff Robinson Wins Top Prizes in the Patent Agent Examinations
We are proud to announce that Jeffrey W. Robinson has been awarded both prizes for the patent agents’ examinations, namely the J. Edward Maybee Memorial Prize for highest overall standing and the Marie F. Morency Memorial Prize for the highest mark on the patent drafting examination.
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Upcoming Events
Catherine D. Mutala and George F. Kondor will be speaking about IP at the upcoming CBABC meeting being held
18-20 November 2011 in Las Vegas. See the full speaker list.
Disclaimer
This is not legal advice. Please note that, for your own protection, you should not send us information about legal matters in which you are or may become involved until you have made direct contact – by phone or in person — with one of our lawyers.
