JD Supra

CIPO’s new Specificity Guidelines for goods and services: what you need to know

In determining whether a statement of goods or services identifies a specific good or service within the meaning of section 29 of the Regulations, CIPO applies the following three-part test: 1. Are ...
JD Supra

CIPO's new guidelines on patentable subject matter explained

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) released new guidelines on patentable subject matter and a set of examples applying the new guidelines to computer-implemented inventions, medical ...
World Trademark Review

Here for a good time… and a long time – current Canadian examination timelines

In April 2020 Clark Wilson wrote for WTR about the time frame to first examination for new trademark filings at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO). How the world has shifted in the ...