McCarthy Tétrault

September 17, 2009

The second issue of IP Thinking continues where the first one left off, with articles focused on diverse areas within intellectual property. Included in this edition are articles discussing business method patents, fraud in a trade-mark application, the doctrine of sound prediction for patents, global copyright protection, policing intellectual property on the Internet, and protecting brands using Business Corporations Acts.

We are particularly pleased that the contributions for this issue reflect the national scope of McCarthy Tétrault LLP, with articles submitted from Vancouver (Lisa Martz and Vincent Yip), Calgary (Timothy S. Ellam and Kara L. Smyth), Toronto (Steven Mason, Robert Nakano, David Tait, and James Gannon) and Montréal (Véronique Wattiez Larose).

As always, if you have any ideas or suggestions that would make our Newsletter more interesting and useful for you, please let us know.

Steven Mason and Steven Tanner (Editors)

In This Issue:

Canadian Patent Office Rules on Requirements for an "Invention" for a Patent

Canadian Federal Court rejects US doctrine of fraud for material misstatements in declarations of use

The Federal Court of Appeal recently released an important decision on the doctrine of sound prediction (Eli Lilly Canada Inc. v. Apotex Inc. 2009 FCA 97)

Global Copyright Protection: 2009 USTR Report

CAN THEY DO THAT? Policing your intellectual property on the Internet

Remedies Under a Business Corporations Act to Protect an Existing Brand or Mark

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