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U.S. Supreme Court Refuses Trademark for ‘Trump Too Small’
This article discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to deny a trademark application for "Trump too small," affirming that trademarks cannot use names of living individuals without their consent. -
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Patent Term Adjustment Is Coming to Canada but Very Few Patents Will Qualify
This article summarizes the upcoming implementation of a patent term adjustment (PTA) framework in Canada to comply with CUSMA, noting that very few patents will qualify due to strict eligibility crit... -
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Federal Court Invalidates Patents for Ambiguity
In its recent decision in Tekna Plasma Systems Inc. v. AP&C Advanced Powders & Coatings Inc., 2024 FC 871, the Federal Court determined that both patents at issue—Canadian Patent No. 3,003,502 and Can...