On 1 December 2017, the Federal Court of Appeal (“FCA”) dismissed appeals from two decisions of the Competition Tribunal which held that the Toronto...
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SCC Grants Leave to Consider Scope of ISP’s Obligations Under the Notice-and-Notice Regime
In May of this year, the Federal Court of Appeal held that an Internet service provider (“ISP”) can charge a fee for “the actual,...
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Indictment Filed Against Alleged HBO Hacker Behzad Mesri
An Indictment has been filed by the US Department of Justice against Behzad Mesri for allegedly obtaining confidential information from HBO including scripts and...
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Canada Influences IP Chapter in New TPP
Last week, during negotiations of the new Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Canadian government played a key role in...
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How Global is the “Global Injunction” issued by the Supreme Court of Canada?
A US district court has granted a request by Google for a preliminary injunction preventing Equustek Solutions Inc. from enforcing the global injunction issued...
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Trouble Brewing in Trademark Dispute Between Moosehead and U.S. Brewery
Canadian-owned Moosehead Breweries filed a trademark infringement complaint in the District Court for the District of Vermont on Monday against Vermont-based brewery Hop’n Moose...
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Recent Patent Appeal Board Decision Emphasizes Canada’s Strict Position on Double Patenting
Canadian law relating to double patenting is very strict compared with other countries. To obtain a second patent for the closely related subject matter,...
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“If you keep calling these Velcro® shoes, our trademark will get killed”
Velcro Companies’ legal team has created a music video to educate the public on how and how not to use their company’s trademarks. It...
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Qualcomm Fined $774 Million for Antitrust Violations in Taiwan
Taiwanese regulators have imposed a US $774 million fine on US chipmaker Qualcomm for allegedly abusing its monopoly on so-called modem chips which are...
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Madrid Union Joins the Century Club with Addition of Indonesia
On October 2, Indonesia became the 100th member of the Madrid Union. The Madrid Protocol, the document granting access to the Union, will go...
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