On July 16, 2025, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) announced new practices related to trademark examination and the acceptance of recommendations for pre-approved goods and services…
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/ Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade
Judge Alsup’s summary judgement order in Bartz v Anthropic PBC1 released June 23, 2025 is making waves in the copyright and AI world. The order, issued out of the United States District Court for the Northern District of…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
In McCain Foods Limited v J.R. Simplot Company (2025 FC 1078), the Federal Court of Canada found that the Defendant’s use of pulsed electric fields (PEF) to pretreat potatoes before further processing into French fries did not…
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/ Agriculture, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
In the first half of 2025, the Rx IP Update team reported on a number of developments in Canadian life sciences IP and regulatory law. Below are our top stories…
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/ Health, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
On June 19, 2025, Canada’s Drug Agency (CDA) opened a public consultation on a proposed process for preparing a list of essential prescription drugs and related products. As required by the Pharmacare Act, the CDA must develop…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
In the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)’s June 2025 NEWSletter, Acting Chairperson Anie Perrault confirms that the PMPRB plans on publishing its final Guidelines in summer 2025. This will mark the completion of the…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Intellectual Property
TheraPsil, a patient advocacy organization, and 73 healthcare practitioners (HCPs) have succeeded in the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) to overturn the refusal of the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Health
This article provides an update on developments in the biosimilar space in Canada—regulatory, approvals, pending submissions, litigation, and market access—since our March 2024 update. Consultation on revised biosimilar…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Health, Intellectual Property
“Scandalous, obscene or immoral” trademarks are not only unregistrable in Canada, but they are also unlawful to adopt in connection with a business “as a trademark or otherwise.” While similar prohibitions have been deemed…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Intellectual Property
On June 10, 2025, Health Canada launched a consultation on its Draft Guidance Document: Information and Submission Requirements for Biosimilar Biologic Drugs which includes numerous proposed revisions to the current guidance…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
On July 17, 2024, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) launched a new electronic system and portal, MyCIPO Patents, as part of its Next Generation Patents initiative. The launch has been fraught with difficulties,…
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/ Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
On April 15, 2025, Canada’s Drug Agency (CDA) released its new five-year strategic plan, Insight to Impact 2025-2030. Formerly the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), this is the CDA’s first strategic…
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/ Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Federal Court has granted Alexion a declaration of infringement and an injunction preventing Amgen from manufacturing, using, and selling its proposed biosimilar eculizumab product, BEKEMV, in Canada until the expiration of…
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/ Health, Intellectual Property
This article provides an overview of French language requirements in Quebec for commerce and business under the Charter of the French language (RLRQ c. C-11) (the French Charter) and the Regulation respecting the language of…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts
On July 17, 2024, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) launched a new electronic system and portal, MyCIPO Patents, as part of its Next Generation Patents initiative. The launch has been fraught with difficulties,…
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/ Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
