They have the power: Canadian Energy Services v Commissioner of Patents
In a recent decision, the Federal Court upheld the Commissioner of Patents’ decision to vary the Patent Office records and name Mr....Read More
A tale of two DRAGONAS
This case involves two related companies that had been using the same trademark based on an informal understanding. After many years of...Read More
Motion for Declaration of Software Ownership Dismissed
Justice G. Dow, in One Street Digital Inc. v. Berkeley Payment Solutions Inc., dismissed a motion brought by OSD seeking to have...Read More
Declaration of Patent Ownership Does Not Crystallize for SALT Canada
On July 20, 2016, Justice Boswell released his Judgment and Reasons in SALT Canada Inc. v. John W. Baker, 2016 FC 830,...Read More
Federal Court allows application to correct ownership after inadvertent error in assignment of patent rights
On January 19, 2016 Justice Shore granted an application under section 52 of the Patent Act to vary all entries in the...Read More
Quebec Court Shines Light on LED Trade-mark Ownership
In 6766285 Canada Inc c. 2900319 Canada Inc., 2015 QCCS 5143, Justice Courchesne of the Quebec Superior Court held that Divvali was...Read More
Time for a Change – Federal Court Confirms that it can Amend the Inventorship and Ownership of a Patent after it is Issued
On October 28, 2015 Justice LeBlanc released his judgment and reasons in Imperial Oil Resources Ltd. v. ExxonMobil Upstream, 2015 FC 1218,...Read More