In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has extended many (but not all) patent, trademark, and industrial design deadlines that ordinarily fall in a period beginning on March 16,...more
As described in our initial blog post, COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Economic Stimulus for Canadian Businesses, published on April 8 and our update posts, published on April 16, April 24 and May 22, the Canadian federal...more
As described in our previous blog post, COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Economic Stimulus for Canadian Businesses published on April 9, and our update posts, published on April 16 and April 24, the Canadian federal government and...more
In the fight to combat the spread of COVID-19, governments throughout the world have been considering the use of digital contact-tracing apps. Contact-tracing apps seek to interrupt the onward transmission of the coronavirus...more
Among the many matters the COVID-19 outbreak has disrupted, it has become more challenging for some IP-owners to abide by the strict procedures and deadlines for protecting their intellectual property rights, including...more
As described in our previous blog posts, COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Economic Stimulus for Canadian Businesses published on April 8 and an update post published on April 16, the Canadian federal government and most provincial...more
As described in our previous blog post, COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Economic Stimulus for Canadian Businesses published on April 8, the Canadian federal government and most provincial and territorial governments have introduced...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the Canadian economy since the first Canadian case was announced on January 15, 2020. In an effort to support Canadian businesses and to provide financial resources...more
Given the disruptions arising from COVID-19, organizations are well advised to consider how such disruptions will impact their key information technology (IT) projects and services. In particular, starting with those projects...more
Among the many matters the COVID-19 outbreak has disrupted, it has become more challenging for some IP-owners to abide by the strict procedures and deadlines for protecting their intellectual property rights, including...more
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As organizations in Canada identify employees, contractors or guests in the workplace who are or may be carrying, or who may have been exposed to others who are or may be carrying, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), they will...more
As Canada's federal and provincial health authorities address the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), various questions have arisen regarding the role that organizations should play in balancing the privacy of its employees,...more