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Save the Date for AIPPI Canada 2026 AGM

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We are pleased to announce  that the 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of AIPPI Canada will be held on November 25, 2026. A formal notice of the meeting will follow but, in the meantime, here are some preliminary details to save in your calendar:

 

When? Wednesday, November 25, 2026

11:00 – 14:00 ET

Where?

 Bennett Jones LLP

3400 One First Canadian Place

Toronto

 

The AGM will be followed by lunch and a presentation by a guest speaker. A hybrid option will be available for those members who are unable to attend in person (although such option will unfortunately not include lunch!).

Past-President Fraser Rowand and Vice-President Paula Clancy Attend Book Launch for Wolters Kluwer Book on Famous Trademarks

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AIPPI Law Series Book on Reputed Trade Marks and Their Protection was published by Wolters Kluwer and the authors celebrated at the book launch in Hamburg during the 2026 World Congress. Fraser Rowand and Paula Clancy co-authored the Canadian chapter. Paula also participated on a panel on famous marks during the conference,

2026 AIPPI Congress Hamburg Adopted Resolutions

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The final resolutions adopted at the 2026 AIPPI World Congress related to:

  1. Divisional Applications and Double Patenting
  2. Parody as a Defense to Trademark Infringement
  3. Online Infringement and Territoriality Considerations
  4. Dynamic Blocking Injunction
  5. SC Resolution of Microbiome-Based Inventions.Adopted Resolution-TM_2026 Adopted Resolution-Copyright_2026 Adopted Resolution-General_2026 Adopted Resolution-Patents_2026Adopted Resolution-SC Resolution_2026

AIPPI Canada Council Meets with CIPO and ISED Representatives

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AIPPI Canada council members Matt Zischka, Paula Clancy, Santosh Chari and Charles Boulakia met with CIPO CEO Konstantinos Georgaras and key CIPO and ISED Leaders to discuss the 2025 AIPPI Resolutions and the study questions for 2026.  AIPPI Canada would like to express its sincere thanks to CIPO/ISED for taking the time to meet and for giving us an opportunity to collaborate and share ideas. The 2025 AIPPI World Congress in Yokohama saw the adoption of four key resolutions that address key aspects of intellectual property law, namely: Compulsory Licensing, Exhaustion of Trademark Rights, AI & Copyright, and Preliminary Injunctions. The resolutions are the results of extensive discussions amongst delegates from around the world, and serve to harmonize international protection of Intellectual Property by AIPPI member countries.

AIPPI Summer Social 2026

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AIPPI Summer Social

AIPPI Canada’s Summer Meet & Greet was a great success, bringing together members and friends of the intellectual property community for simultaneous networking events in Toronto, Ottawa, and Vancouver.

Held on July 29, the gatherings provided a relaxed setting for IP professionals to reconnect with colleagues, meet new faces, and learn more about AIPPI Canada’s activities and opportunities for involvement, both nationally and through AIPPI’s international initiatives.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the evening such an enjoyable opportunity to strengthen connections across Canada’s IP community. We look forward to seeing you again at future AIPPI Canada events!