The IPKat has received and is pleased to host this guest contribution from Katfriends Andrea F. Rush (Blaney McMurtry LLP) (Toronto) and Robert Mitchell , C.M. (Montreal): AI Authorship: A Case of Old Wine and New Vessels? by Andrea F. Rush and Robert Mitchell A Double-Edged Sword and a Two-Pronged Solution The IP Canada Report 2026 , released earlier this month by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), shows solid growth in industrial design filings in Canada, and a marked endorsement of the Hague System by foreign and domestic applicants. The top 6 non-resident filers of industrial design applications in Canada are based in the U.S., China, Switzerland, the U.K. and Germany. While the Hague System provides an international framework for filing design applications, the metes and bounds of protection and enforceability are left to domestic laws. When it comes to enforceability, designers of 2D functional renderings of 3D functional articles may be able to benefit fro...