Substantial Changes to Canada’s Patent Rules Come into Force on October 3, 2022

Amendments to Canada’s Patent Rules were published on June 22, 2022 in Part II of the Canada Gazette. The amended Rules discussed below will come into force on October 3, 2022 (with the exception of the new sequence listing standard that came into force on July 1, 2022). The amendments strive to better streamline the [...]

By |2022-07-19T14:34:05-05:00July 19th, 2022|News, Patents|0 Comments

Substantive Changes Proposed for Canada’s Patent Rules

On July 3, 2021, the Canadian government published proposed amendments to the Canadian Patent Rules in Part 1 of the Canada Gazette. The proposals are part of a broader effort to meet Canada’s patent term adjustment obligations under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement. The following proposals are intended to streamline the patent examination process: Request for [...]

By |2021-08-10T06:44:06-05:00August 10th, 2021|Governments, Idea2Ideal, News, Patents|0 Comments

The Power of P²

Any innovation with products requires a consideration of P² at a certain time. P² is obviously the wonderful words Patent Pending!! These two words can have meaningful power when used as a business tool and also to protect your innovation. The presence of Patent Pending on your product will cause competitors to carefully consider competing [...]

By |2024-03-19T08:35:55-05:00August 9th, 2017|Idea2Ideal|0 Comments

Doing it Right: How Levi’s Protects Their Intellectual Property

On the AR blog, I have argued that fashion needs copyright law and even more legal protection beyond that; I have highlighted the numerous shortcomings of the law to protect intellectual property and the sometimes devastating results for designers. But despite these legal shortcomings, some fashion companies have nonetheless prevailed, protecting their brand, designs, and [...]

By |2017-08-02T20:28:29-05:00August 2nd, 2017|Idea2Ideal|1 Comment
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