Effective January 1st 2022, all of the members of SMITHS IP are now practising as part of the firm Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP. Feel free to contact us at our new home and emails at Oyen Wiggs.

Category: IP Practice and Law

Will a Copyright Dispute Sink the Bluenose II (Or is it III?)

The Amazing Race Canada wrapped up a few weeks ago, and if you are a fan, it was pretty entertaining. But I keep thinking about the 8th episode, in which the teams visited Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, and were given a Canadian dime as a clue.

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IP Insurance

IP-specific insurance is available. Various providers offers policies to cover the costs of defending against a frivolous IP claim.

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It’s My Body – Isn’t it?

After showing (nearly) everything in ESPN The Magazine’s Body Issue[1] and on the cover of GQ Magazine[2], San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s tattoos are getting almost as much attention as his play is – and not just from the general public.

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Amazon Shamazon!

The Commissioner of Patents has finally but combatively reacted to the Federal Court of Appeal decision in Canada (Attorney General) v Amazon.com Inc., 2011 FCA 328 by issuing a practice notice. Apparently the battle continues.

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Beating the Ugly Out of Trolls

Patent trolls have evolved from what seemed at one time almost folklore to now being the subject of statistical and scholarly analysis [fn1] [fn2]. 

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