Many organizations may be experiencing a slow-down or pause in the day-to-day projects and initiatives that typically fill working hours due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
As a result, these organizations… Read More
The COVID-19 Emergency Response Act, effective March 25, 2020, contains several additions to the Patent Act (Canada)
These additions provide that on the application of the Minister of Health, the Commissioner… Read More
Authors: Lorraine Pinsent, Kursty Bansley
On June 17, 2019, Canada will make significant amendments to the Trademarks Act.
The amendments are being made to bring Canada in line with other countries that… Read More
Authors: Grant Stefanson and Anna Solmundson
The proposed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) has been negotiated as a replacement of NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, and was announced on September 30,… Read More
As those familiar with United States patent practice know, “file wrapper estoppel” is the use of communications with the patent office to interpret (read: narrow) the scope of the claims.… Read More
The Canada Subcommittee of the Legislation and Regulations Committee (Subcommittee) has studied Canadian plain packaging regimes pertaining to both the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act and the Cannabis Act. Both… Read More
Author: Kursty Bansley
As part of last month’s unveiling of the 2018 Federal Budget, credit unions can place a prospective tick in their “win” column in the budget’s response to the… Read More
Many IT projects continue to have an alarmingly high failure rate. In a previous blog post we discussed the importance of identifying requirements and specifications at the start of the… Read More
In the much-anticipated Supreme Court decision in AstraZeneca Canada Inc. v. Apotex Inc., 2017 SCC 36, the SCC has declared that the so-called “Promise Doctrine” is not the correct approach… Read More
The Supreme Court of Canada’s (SCC) decision in Google v. Equustek presents a major victory for intellectual property rights holders. In the right circumstances, injunctive relief may be obtained from… Read More
