Recognition in the IAM Patent 1000, the world’s leading listing of patent firms and professionals, is a highly sought-after honour. Brion Raffoul LLP has been recognized for the seventh year in a row by IAM Patent 1000 as a World Leading Patent Firm in Canada for 2021. Brion Raffoul LLP was ranked amongst the top …
Canada Day is tomorrow and what better way to celebrate it in the patent world than looking back at some of the most memorable Canadian inventions and innovations: Insulin: Insulin, featured on Canada’s $100 bill, is one of Canada’s best-known discoveries. Insulin was discovered by Sir Frederick G. Banting, with the help of his assistant Charles Best and biochemist James Collip (who is often …
By Chris Chiavatti & Jose Seba Drinking a beer by the lake during summer is as Canadian as maple syrup and ice hockey in the winter. While Canadians famously enjoy Molson Canadian® and Moosehead® beer (not to mention our countless fine craft beers), many of us also enjoy …
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 …
By Saranjit Dhindsa and Liz Gray What is an Industrial Design? If IP rights are a family, industrial design rights (also known as ‘design rights’ or ‘design patent rights’) are the shallowest family member—it’s what’s on the outside that counts. Industrial designs protect a product’s unique appearance, not how the product works or the materials that it’s made of. Industrial …
Cornershop is one of Latin America’s recent e-commerce successes. Long before COVID-19 led to a boom in online ordering, Cornershop allowed users to order and receive their groceries at home. But how did this app go from a three-person start-up to a multinational brand in five years? Daniel …
Canadian trademark applications currently face waits of up to two (2) years before receiving a first Examiner’s Report. On May 3, 2021, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) issued two (2) practice notices in an attempt to address the growing backlog of pending applications. The first practice notice …
On May 27 at 1:50pm EDT LESI’s Co-Chair, Natalie Raffoul, will be speaking at the 24-hour LESI Virtual Annual Conference. Natalie will be joined by some of the top IP leaders in the world on the Global Challenges for SMEs in B2B Sales panel. Joining Natalie will be; …
