April 30, 2026 -- In the annual IP Canada Report published by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), it was revealed that roughly 86,500 patent, trademark and industrial design applications were filed in Canada by non-residents during 2024. A vast majority of these non-resident filings were from residents of the United States. CIPO received 35,374 patent applications in 2024. During this time, resident filings rose 5% to 4,304 applications. Non-residents filed 31,0

April 16, 2026 -- As reported by Bloomberg , attempts to register marks covering the phrases “All Rise” and “Here Comes the Judge” were rejected by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In 2017, Michael Chisena, an individual from New Jersey, filed intent-to-use applications to register the phrases “All Rise” and “Here Comes the Judge” (plus a gavel and scale design) for use on clothing. Aaron Judge , an American professional baseball player for the New York Yank

April 13, 2026 -- Major League Baseball (“ MLB ”) owners approved the relocation of the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas, marking the latest chapter for the nomadic franchise. Over the past century, the team called Philadelphia and Kansas City home before settling in Oakland, making Las Vegas the fourth city in the club’s history. While the on-field move is progressing, the Athletics have encountered an unexpected off-field hurdle in the form of trademark protection. During

The Goodmans IP Litigation Team won top awards at last night’s Managing IP Awards Americas 2026 , once again receiving three prestigious awards: Firm of the Year (Canada): Patent Disputes and two Impact Cases of the Year! Firm of the Year (Canada): Patent Disputes Goodmans has been awarded the Firm of the Year (Canada): Patent Disputes . Whether asserting patents or defending against patent infringement claims, the Goodmans IP Litigation Team has unparalleled experience