Not Trading Places: Federal Court Clarifies the Role of the Attorney General on Judicial Review Applications
The Federal Court recently clarified the role of the Attorney General of Canada (AGC) on applications for judicial review. The AGC has...Read More
FCA Clarifies Threshold for Soundly Predicting Utility
Justice Locke, writing a unanimous decision for the Federal Court of Appeal in Sandoz v Janssen, 2023 FCA 221, dismissed Sandoz’s appeal...Read More
Lack of Success is Not Evidence of Bias
Christopher Johnson, a self-represented Plaintiff, commenced a copyright infringement action in November 2021 against several defendants, including the Canadian Tennis Association (“Tennis...Read More
Is Divided Infringement on the Horizon in Canada?
In the companion decisions Rovi Guides v. Videotron, 2022 FC 981 and Rovi Guides v. Bell, 2022 FC 979, the Federal Court...Read More
Supreme Court of Canada Refuses to Hear Mining Patent Obviousness Appeal
On June 14, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed Ciba’s application for leave to appeal the decision of the Federal Court...Read More
Court of Appeal Jettisons Uncertain “Inventive Concept” in Obviousness Analysis
The Federal Court of Appeal released its decision in the appeal from the successful patent impeachment action by SNF challenging the validity...Read More
Duelling dentists: to invalidate a trade-mark you need evidence
Ocean Park is a neighbourhood in South Surrey, British Columbia. Dr. Cragg’s business had used the trade-name “Ocean Park Dental Centre” in...Read More