The Government of Canada announced a set of amendments to the Patent Rules to streamline examination. The amendments will come into force as of October 3, 2022 and will add significant constraints to what was…
Read MoreOnce again this year, BENOÎT & CÔTÉ is ranked in the Top 50 trademark agents by volume of filings in Canada, according to the data compiled by Canadian Trademark Intelligence. Congratulations to our talented team…
Read MoreOur Partners Ismaël Coulibaly and Suzanne Antal have been recognized amongst the 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥’𝘴 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 in the 2022 edition of the World Trademark Review. WTR 1000 is an…
Read MoreAuthor : Marilyne Séïde, Lawyer & Patent Agent Trainee. On July 3rd, 2021, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) suggested regulatory amendments to the Patent Rules to reduce the size of patent applications and patent pendency in order…
Read MoreBENOÎT & CÔTÉ is proud to announce that Hosni FRIDHI, Director of Finance, is now a shareholder of our firm! Hosni’s expertise and contribution during the past year have been instrumental to our growth. A…
Read More🎙️ 💬 Our partner and trademark agent Suzanne Antal presented a conference on the subject of CERTIFICATION MARKS during the Regroupement des praticiens du droit des marques de commerce (RPM), held on February 23, 2022. The RPM is the…
Read MoreBenoît & Côté accueille un agent de brevets avec plus de 20 ans d’expérience en génie mécanique. Benoît & Côté est fier de vous annoncer l’arrivée de Mathieu Audet au sein de son équipe. Mathieu…
Read MoreWe are looking forward for Montreal to welcome a baseball team but, in the meantime, I am happy to share statistics about the Madrid Protocol in Canada. In about a week, we will pass the…
Read MoreFor the past four decades, Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has been reluctant to grant patents to computer-implemented inventions. Recent Federal Court’s decision in Choueifaty v Canada (AG) 2020 FC 837 (hereafter “Choueifaty”) and the subsequent…
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