Publications

On June 17, 2019, Canada implemented the Madrid Protocol. The Madrid Protocol provides trademark owners with an opportunity to file a single trademark application...
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Canadian patent law has changed in significant respects as of October 30, 2019. These changes will be of most interest to our foreign associates,...
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A challenge faced by many international entities when entering the Chinese market is that their brands have already been registered as trademarks in China...
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In Aux Sable Liquid Products LP et al. v. JL Energy Transportation Inc., 2019 FC 581 , the Federal Court eliminated the “reasonably...
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Parody has been a fair dealing exception to copyright infringement in Canada since 2012. However, the scope that this defence would be afforded in...
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Due to a perceived cloak of anonymity on the Internet, Internet users may consider their activities online to be anonymous. This sense of anonymity is...
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With increasing vigilance against social engineering scams, individuals have become conditioned to disregard any unsolicited communications. If an unexpected email arrives from an unknown...
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With a population of 1.3 billion, China is the world’s second-largest economy and represents an exciting developing global market. International entities are increasingly establishing...
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Use is an important concept in Canadian trademark law. The watchword is “use it or lose it”. After three years of registration, a trademark...
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Significant amendments to the Trade-marks Act were passed in 2014 and will come into force on 17 June 2019. These amendments aim to modernize...
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