The Federal Court of Canada has declared invalid a fracking technology patent owned by Calgary-based Packers Plus Energy Services Inc. Packers Plus had alleged...
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Global IP Filings Reached New Highs – Canada is a Popular Place to File
Last week, the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) published its World Intellectual Property Indictors 2017 report. WIPO reports that global IP filings have reached...
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FCA Rules Toronto Real Estate Board Practice of Excluding Data from Virtual Office Websites is Anti-Competitive
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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