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Presenting our Legal Outlook

Osler Legal Outlook provides a look back on key legal developments in 2024 and a look forward to the implications for 2025 and beyond.

U.K. appellate court rules artificial neural network application is not patent-eligible subject matter

Although artificial neural networks have evolved to form the backbone of modern commerce, their patentability remained unsettled.

Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) increasing official fees effective January 1, 2024

CIPO is set to substantially increase official fees for patents, trademarks, industrial designs and copyrights on January 1, 2024.

Overbroad patent claims: Canadian law may draw strength from policy behind U.S. and U.K. Supreme Court rulings

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision serves as a reminder that a bargain underlies the issuance of a patent and that an applicant must fully and...

PMPRB releases long-awaited draft guidelines regarding excessive drug pricing under new regime

The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) has updated its approach to excessive pricing. Osler’s Nathaniel Lipkus and Yael Mansour discuss...

Canadian Court again rejects problem-solution approach to subject-matter eligibility of computer-implemented patents

The Federal Court of Canada has once again rejected the problem-solution approach to determining eligibility for computer-implemented patent...

Canadian Federal Court issues dynamic website-blocking injunction to combat unauthorized hockey webcasts

Holders of Canadian broadcast rights to National Hockey League games scored a victory in their fight against online piracy with a novel dynamic...

Act now: Request examination early to avoid excess claims fees and other restrictions under proposed new Canadian Patent Rules

The Government of Canada is proposing amendments to the Canadian Patent Rules that will introduce excess claims fees and a Request for Continued...