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What's so Obvious? The Several Facets of Obviousness in Patent Law by Robert H. Barrigar (October 2007)

VIATeC Magazine Spring 2005 Article "Get more bang for your patent buck!" by Robert H. Barrigar

 

2008 NEWSLETTERS

MARCH - CANADIAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE ("CIPO") NEWS

2007 NEWSLETTERS

DECEMBER - CANADA/US PATENT PROSECUTION HIGHWAY PILOT PROJECT

 

NOVEMBER - FOREIGN ASSOCIATE

The Rising Canadian Dollar
Trademark Opposition Practice
Will Canadian Courts Follow KSR in Patent Cases?
Barrigar Paper on Obviousness in Canadina Patent Law

 

OCTOBER - CANADA: PASSING OFF (PALMING OFF)

 

JULY - BEWARE THE CANADIAN OLYMPICS!

 

JUNE - AMENDMENTS TO CANADIAN PATENT RULES

 

2006 NEWSLETTERS

 

DECEMBER - Internet Domain Name Disputes in Canada: ADR or Litigation?

 

NOVEMBER - SUPREME COURT OF CANADA on Enforcing US and other Foreign Court Orders in

Canada

 

OCTOBER - SUPREME COURT OF CANADA ON COYPRIGHT: Right of Newspaper to Publish

Electronically the Work of Freelance Authors

 

BREAKING NEWS: SUPREME COURT OF CANADA ON FAMOUS TRADEMARKS

 

JUNE - Canada: Trademarks: Invalidity of Registration Due to Loss of Distinctiveness Resulting from

Infringement

 

MARCH - Canada: The Interface Between Patent Law and Competition Law

 

2005 NEWSLETTERS

SPECIAL REPORT - SUPREME COURT OF CANADA ON TRADEMARK FUNDAMENTALS

 

NOVEMBER - Canadian Domain Name Alternative Dispute Resolution

 

JUNE - FOREIGN ASSOCIATE

Top court reviews Patented Medicine (NOC) Regulations
Patent Act Amended
Trademarks Practice: Conflicting Applications
The "Gillette Defence" to Patent Infringement in the Age of Purposive Construction

 

FEBRUARY

Is decoration a function depriving a decorative article of copyright protection
Can a patent claim include part of the human body?
Alternative dispute resolution for domain name imitation
Can ornamental design infringe trademarks?

 

2004 NEWSLETTERS

SEPTEMBER - FOREIGN ASSOCIATE

When does a variant of a trademark fall outside the protection of its registration?
How does a plaintiff enforce rights against a defendant who flouts a court order?
Can a farmer infringe a patent for a gene by growing a plant that contains the gene?

 

JUNE - FOREIGN ASSOCIATE

Decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on Biotech patent protection and infringement
Decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on fair dealing in the contect of copyright-protected court decisions
The Patent Act is modified to permit generic drug makers to export to developing countries


2003 NEWSLETTERS

NOVEMBER - FOREIGN ASSOCIATE

MEGA BLOKS blocks LEGO blocks
A Canadian MARKMAN hearing for construing patent claims
Rolling Anton Piller orders
2003 patent practice update
Examination of a US inventor in a Canadian lawsuit

SPECIAL REPORT - CANADIAN PATENT PRACTICE UPDATE: SMALL ENTITY STATUS


FEBRUARY - DIRECT CLIENT

Good corporate governance shields officers and directors from individual liability
The recipient of valuable information may be liable for its revelation or misuse, even without a contract of confidentiality
New European Union Design right


JANUARY - FOREIGN ASSOCIATE

Two patent decisions by the Supreme Court of Canada
Harvard Onco-Mouse NOT patentable in Canada
Valid Claims can be based on Sound Prediction, but not Speculation


2002 NEWSLETTERS


SPECIAL REPORT - HARVARD ONCO-MOUSE


OCTOBER - DIRECT CLIENT

Failure of Copyright Law to Protect Novel Software
The Risk to the Plaintiff in Obtaining an Interlocutory Injunction
Functional Trademarks Cannot be Protected
First World Internet Copyright Treaty


SEPTEMBER - FOREIGN ASSOCIATE

Clarification of the Law of Anticipation by Prior Sale
The Failure of Copyright Law to Protect Novel Software


MAY - FOREIGN ASSOCIATE

Proposed Patent Act Amendments
Can Confusion with Opponent's Abandoned Application Preclude Registration of Applicant's Trademark?
Changes to PCT National Phase Entry Deadlines
Compensation for Pre-Grant Use of Patented Invention
New Personnel

2001 NEWSLETTERS


DECEMBER - DIRECT CLIENT

Individual Liability of Officers & Directors for Patent and Trademark Infringement
Protection of Distinguishing Guises
Money Laundering


DECEMBER - FOREIGN ASSOCIATE

New Legislation: Intellectual Property Improvement Bill
Money Laundering
Fatal Risk of Improper Claims to Small-entity Status
Prior Sale by Patentee  -  A Problematic Interpretation of the Patent Act


JANUARY

The Orient Express in Canada
Famous Trademarks Have Their Limits
Can a Trademark be Registered for Pre-sale Services?
Opposing Official Marks:  First Past the Post
".ca" Domain Name Registration Update


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Please consult us about any specific matter on which you require legal advice.    © Barrigar Intellectual Property Law 2001