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McMillan LLP
In the fast-paced ecosystem of tech start-ups, emerging companies understandably focus on developing tech, growing the business, building their team and securing investment, ...
Gowling WLG
Green technology – or greentech – companies play a critical role in promoting sustainability across various industries. By fostering innovation, greentech companies address various...
Cassels
Trademarks represents a unique form of intellectual property. A trademark is a word, phrase, design, colour, sound, fragrance, texture...
Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP
In McDowell v. A Drip of Honey, 2024 FC 453, the Plaintiff, Heather Ruth McDowell, brought an ex parte motion in writing seeking default judgment against the Defendant, A Drip of Honey.
Smart & Biggar
Trademarks allow consumers to distinguish between products and services of one business and those of another, making them a most valuable business asset.
Smart & Biggar
In this article, we provide a further update on developments regarding biosimilars in Canada (approvals, pending submissions, litigation, regulatory, and market access) since our March 2023 update.
Langlois Lawyers, LLP
Le gouvernement du Québec a publié, le 10 janvier dernier, un projet de règlement à la Charte de la langue française (la « Charte ») qui vient clarifier certaines modifications prévues aux exceptions...
Langlois Lawyers, LLP
On January 10, 2024, the Government of Québec published a Draft Regulation under the Charter of the French Language (the "Charter"), which clarifies certain changes to signage exceptions...
Dickinson Wright PLLC
On January 1, 2024, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) introduced significant increases to the government fees it levies on actions before the Canadian Trademarks Office...
Goodmans LLP
Outdoor apparel company Arc'teryx Equipment successfully obtained an interlocutory injunction against Adidas Canada, restraining Adidas from using the name "TERREX"...
Fasken
ElevateIP is an Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada program that provides funding to selected business accelerators and incubators.
Brion Raffoul
In February 2024, Chanel™ was awarded $4 million in statutory damages for trademark infringement related to the sale of counterfeit Chanel™-branded products.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
For many startups and scaleups, intellectual property (IP) is crucial to the company's competitive advantage and, therefore, its overall success and value.
Smart & Biggar
On January 10, 2024, the Regulation to amend mainly the Regulation respecting the language of commerce and business (the "Draft Regulation") was published in the Gazette officielle du Québec.
Lenczner Slaght LLP
Few pop icons have navigated the art of protecting their intellectual property as well as Taylor Swift. Not only does Taylor Swift have an outstanding knack...
MLT Aikins LLP
Intellectual property (IP) rights are key assets for businesses, so it's important to know what types of rights are protectable and what actions that can be taken to enforce these rights.
Bereskin & Parr LLP
Scott MacKendrick and Andrew McIntosh's article "2023's Procedural Developments in IP Litigation" was published in the Toronto Law Journal.
Fasken (French)
Malgré l'absence de formalités particulières au Canada, la concession de licence de marques de commerce recèle certains pièges pour les personnes peu averties.
Smart & Biggar
A recent Canadian decision illustrates how powerful interlocutory injunctions can be for trademark owners involved in trademark infringement litigation in Canada.
Smart & Biggar
On December 20, 2023, the UK Supreme Court dismissed Dr. Stephen Thaler's appeal from the Court of Appeal (England and Wales), finding that AI cannot be an inventor because an inventor must be a natural person.
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