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Federal Court Expunges Licensee’s Trademark Registrations for Bad Faith
The Federal Court recently expunged a sublicensee’s registration of the brand owner’s trademarks on the basis of bad faith and awarded punitive damages to the brand owner. Blossman Gas, Inc. v. Allian... -
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Federal Court Denies Equitable Relief for Failure to Diligently Prosecute a Patent
The Federal Court recently found that patentees may be denied equitable remedies in a patent infringement action if they fail to diligently prosecute their patents. In certain circumstances, the failu... -
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The Date for Assessing Disclosure Sufficiency – Is This an Open Issue?
Recently, the Federal Court of Appeal released its decision in Pharmascience Inc. v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Canada Co., 2022 FCA 142. The decision touches on various issues, but I want to focus on one: ...