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AI Inventor Coming To Canada? Maybe Not

On December 5, 2025, Dr. Stephen Thaler filed a Notice of Appeal to the Federal Court of Canada, challenging a decision that an artificial intelligence ("AI") machine cannot be named as an inventor under Canadian patent law.

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Dale & Lessmann LLP

AI: Is Patenting Really The Right Move? - Factor IV

This article forms one part of a broader decision framework for evaluating whether patent or trade secret protection is appropriate for AI innovation.

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Bennett Jones LLP

AI: Is Patenting Really The Right Move? - Factor VI

This article forms one part of a broader decision framework for evaluating whether patent or trade secret protection is appropriate for AI innovation.

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Bennett Jones LLP

AI: Is Patenting Really The Right Move? A Corporate Decision Tool

As artificial intelligence innovation accelerates, inventors, chief technology officers (CTOs) and in-house teams are increasingly confronted with a fundamental protection...

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Bennett Jones LLP

AI: Is Patenting Really The Right Move? - Factor V

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Bennett Jones LLP

AI: Is Patenting Really The Right Move? - Factor I

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Bennett Jones LLP

AI: Is Patenting Really The Right Move? - Factor III

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Bennett Jones LLP

AI: Is Patenting Really The Right Move? - Factor VII

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Bennett Jones LLP

Life Sciences In Canada: Year In Review 2025

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Gowling WLG

Canadian Patent Law: 2025 In Review

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Gowling WLG

Patent Infringement By Common Design Makes Its Entrance In Canada

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Gowling WLG

Canadian IP Litigation 2025: A Year In Review

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Smart & Biggar

Revue de l'année 2025 en droit des brevets au Canada

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Smart & Biggar

Canadian Patent Law 2025: A Year In Review

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Smart & Biggar

Province Launches First IESO-led Competitive Process For Underwater High Voltage Transmission Line In Toronto

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Canada's 2025 Federal Budget: Critical Changes To Cryptocurrency Taxation Investors, Traders, And Miners Need To Know

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Aboriginal Title Gives Way To Private Interests In New Brunswick

Canada Government

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Gowling WLG

Regulatory Incentives For Ontario Distributors To Encourage DER Integration Through Non-wires Solutions

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Torys LLP

After The Surge: Understanding The GTA's Housing Market Decline

Canada Real Estate

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Top Ten Rx IP Update Reads Of 2025

Below are Rx IP Update's most-read articles of 2025...

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Smart & Biggar

Double Patenting And Divisionals In Canada: Evolving Strategies For Applicants

Double patenting and unity of invention in divisional practice remain central issues in patent prosecution in different jurisdictions, but the strategies for addressing them differ sharply between Canada...

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Smart & Biggar

Top Ten Rx IP Update Reads Of 2025

Below are Rx IP Update's most-read articles of 2025...

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Smart & Biggar

Trademark Registrability Of Geographic Names: Lessons From The "LAS VEGAS ATHLETICS" Trademark Filings

Recent trademark refusals issued in both the United States and Canada in relation to the marks LAS VEGAS ATHLETICS and VEGAS ATHLETICS provide a timely...

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Miller Thomson LLP

Double brevet et demandes divisionnaires au Canada : des stratégies évolutives pour les demandeurs

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Smart & Biggar

2025 Highlights In Canadian Life Sciences IP And Regulatory Law

Canada Healthcare

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Smart & Biggar

Les faits saillants de 2025 au Canada en matière de PI en sciences de la vie et de droit réglementaire

Canada Healthcare

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Smart & Biggar

2025 Highlights In Canadian Life Sciences IP And Regulatory Law

Canada Healthcare

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Smart & Biggar

CIPO Publishes IP Canada Report 2025

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Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP

AI On The Horizon Event Series Part 4: AI & IP And AI Regulation (Video)

Canada Technology

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Gowling WLG

Les lignes directrices définitives du CEPMB sur le prix des médicaments brevetés entrent en vigueur le 1er janvier 2026 : ce que cela signifie pour les entreprises pharmaceutiques innovantes

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Government Financing Options For Intellectual Property

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Gowling WLG

Final Patented Medicines Pricing Guidelines From The PMPRB Take Effect On January 1, 2026: What This Means For Innovative Pharma

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Canadian Patent Law In Review 2025: Notable Decisions And Updates

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Cassels

Les lignes directrices définitives du CEPMB sur le prix des médicaments brevetés entrent en vigueur le 1er janvier 2026 : ce que cela signifie pour les entreprises pharmaceutiques innovantes

À compter du 1er janvier 2026, le Conseil d'examen du prix des médicaments brevetés (CEPMB) mettra en œuvre de nouvelles Lignes directrices pour la surveillance des prix des médicaments brevetés au Canada.

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Government Financing Options For Intellectual Property

Intellectual property (IP) is the legal infrastructure that protects a company's innovation, expertise, and brand.

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Gowling WLG

Final Patented Medicines Pricing Guidelines From The PMPRB Take Effect On January 1, 2026: What This Means For Innovative Pharma

Effective January 1, 2026, the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) will implement new Guidelines for monitoring patented medicine prices in Canada.

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Canadian Patent Law In Review 2025: Notable Decisions And Updates

As the year 2025 comes to an end, we have reviewed some of the key decisions and updates in patent law from this past year and provided our thoughts on what we might expect in 2026.

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Cassels

25 For 25: IP Milestones From The Last Quarter Century

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

In(dustry) Focus: Consumer Goods – A Complete IP Framework For Entering The Canadian Market

Welcome to Smart & Biggar's new in(dustry) focus series, where we provide key IP insights for various industries and explore how to protect and leverage IP to get ahead...

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Smart & Biggar

Own It Or Lose It: Intellectual Property Webinar Recording With McKercher LLP Partner Joe A. Gill

McKercher LLP Partner Joe A. Gill joined North Forge for an ElevateIP webinar titled Own It or Lose It, focusing on tactical intellectual property (IP) issues for startups...

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McKercher LLP

Pleins feux sur le secteur : une stratégie complète en matière de PI pour le lancement de biens de consommation sur le marché canadien

Bienvenue dans la nouvelle série de Smart & Biggar intitulée « Pleins feux sur le secteur », dans laquelle nous offrons de l'information pertinente sur la propriété intellectuelle dans différents...

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Smart & Biggar

Infringement By Common Design Found In Canadian Case

Infringement by common design was established for the first time in Canada by the Federal Court (FC) in the decision Adeia Guides Inc. v. Videotron Ltd, released on Nov. 14, 2025.

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

How To Assess Patentable Subject Matter Eligibility? Dusome Continues A Trend, SCC To Follow

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Gowling WLG

Federal Budget 2025: Strengthening Canada's Innovation, AI, And Intellectual Property Ecosystem

Canada Technology

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Miller Thomson LLP

AI Compliance FAQ – What Businesses And Developers Need To Know

Canada Technology

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Fasken

Les considérations stratégiques relatives aux procédures administratives postérieures à l'octroi d'un brevet au Canada

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Smart & Biggar

FAQ sur la conformité en matière d'IA – Ce que les entreprises et les développeurs doivent savoir

Canada Technology

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Fasken (French)

Practical Tips On Patent Term Adjustment In Canada

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Calling The Bluff On "Actual Invention": More Guidance From The FC To CIPO On Patentable Subject-Matter

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Navigating The CIPO Trademark "Deadwood" Initiative: Key Considerations For Canadian Trademark Maintenance In 2025

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Brunet & Co

Strategic Considerations: Canadian Post-grant Patent Administrative Procedures

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Smart & Biggar

Take Action: Protect Your Intellectual Property

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Prowse Barrette

Un ajustement de la durée des brevets offert pour les brevets canadiens délivrés à compte du 2 décembre 2025

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Smart & Biggar

Patent Term Adjustment Available For Canadian Patents Issued On Or After December 2, 2025

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Smart & Biggar

Federal Court Overturns CIPO For Failing To Follow The Law

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Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP

Recovering From Canada's Patent Office Delays With The Patent Term Adjustment Process

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Gowling WLG

Budget 2025: A Measured Step Up For Intellectual Property And Innovation

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Gowling WLG

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IP Explained: Timing Considerations For Filing A Patent Application (Video)

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Field LLP

Can AI Be An Inventor On A Patent Or Author Of A Copyrighted Work?

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

The Legal Steps To Startups: What You Need To Know About Patents (Video)

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Parlee McLaws

Going Global With Your Patents: Risks And Opportunities For Canadian SMEs (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Using Intellectual Property To Protect Your Company's Assets (Video)

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Crowe MacKay LLP

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