Written by: Christopher Chiavatti (IP Lawyer) & Liz Gray (IP Lawyer) Canadian small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can access the federal government’s expanded Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) to help support innovation. The expanded IRAP program now includes the “IP Assist” program to help Canadian SMEs in their …
BRION RAFFOUL LLP is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a Silver Ranking for patent prosecution in Canada by Intellectual Asset Management’s IAM Patent 1000 listing. For the eighth consecutive year the firm has been recognized as one of the world’s leading patent firms while its partners are …
Did you know that Baseball; American Football; Basketball and Hockey originated in Canada? Not only is Canada known to be friendly and beautiful, but we also created some of America’s favourite sports. Here are a few examples of how Canadians have impacted the sports world. Basketball In 1891, …
Congratulations to Natalie Raffoul, Managing Partner at Brion Raffoul LLP for being recognized by IAM in their latest edition of IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders guide. The IAM Strategy 300 is the only resource if its kind that acknowledges leaders from the worlds of private practice, consulting and other …
Nike is suing Vancouver-based Lululemon for allegedly wilfully infringing six patents owned by Nike. The patents at issue relate to fitness technology used by Mirror, a home-gym company acquired by Lululemon in 2020. Among examples of the allegedly infringing technology given by Nike is an adaptive watch that monitors the heart rate of a …
Brion Raffoul LLP is proud to announce that our Managing Partner, Natalie Raffoul, has been recognized by Leaders in Law as the Patent Law Expert of the Year in Canada. Leaders in Law is a platform of over 2000 Leaders, across 1400 jurisdictions, specializing in 56 different practice …
By Julia London & Liz Gray A look at Canadian and US brands with female inventors as founders – including Joanna Griffiths, Kim Kardashian West, Katherine Homuth and Sara Blakely. Over the last century, we have created self-driving cars, landed on the moon, and detected gravitational waves. Yet, …
The Bio-Monitor™ wearable health monitor is now being used by the Canadian Space Agency to monitor astronauts’ vital signs aboard the International Space Station. Invented and produced by the Montreal-based company Hexoskin, the Bio-Monitor™ wearable health monitor combines multiple medical sensors into a “smart shirt” and records astronauts’ …
By Julia London & Liz Gray According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2021, extreme weather, climate action failure, and human-led environmental damage are among the most likely challenges facing the world in the next decade, and their potential impacts are second only to those of …
On October 30, 2019, Canada implemented new Patent Rules. Among other changes, the new Rules eliminated Canada’s late entry for national phase as of right. Under the old Rules, international filings could be entered into national phase for up to 42 months from the earliest priority date, with …
