Confusion Analyses: No Need to Consider All Potential and Unidentified Uses of a Word Mark
On April 27, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal from the Federal Court of Appeal decision, Domaines Pinnacle Inc v...
6-Year Prison Sentence for Alanis Morissette Ex-Manager
A California federal judge sentenced former business manager of Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, Jonathan Schwartz, to 6...
Purchasing Keywords for Search Engine Optimization: “Passing-off”?
In its decision issued on January 26, 2017 (2017 BCCA 41), the British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) overturned the British Columbia...
Extending Copyright to Computer Screenshots
The case of Davydiuk v Internet Archive Canada and Internet Archive (2016 FC 1313) has been part of the attempt of the Plaintiff, Mr....
Canadian Trademarks Office to Send out Courtesy Nice Classification Notices
Canada is gearing up to its adherence to the international treaties affecting intellectual property law. With such adherence will come...
Supreme Court of Canada Ruling on Sensitive Information and “Implied Consent” under PIPEDA
The case of Royal Bank of Canada v Trang, 2016 SCC 50 was recently before the Supreme Court of Canada. In its decision, Justice Côté...
“Sufficient Presence of French” Required for Publically Displayed Quebec Trademarks
As of November 24, 2016, amendments to the regulations of the Charter of the French Language (the Amended Regulations) will be in force,...
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CIPO New Practice Notice: Decriptiveness & Place of Origin [MC Imports Inc. v AFOD Ltd.]
On February 23, 2016, the Federal Court of Appeal delivered its judgment for the case of MC Imports Inc. v AFOD Ltd. (2016 FCA 60). The...
Paywall Copyright Succumbs to "Right to Read" in Highly Anticipated Federal Court Case
The Federal Court released its decision in the Blacklock’s Reporter case regarding the fair dealing provisions of the Copyright Act in...
First CRTC Compliance and Enforcement Decision for CASL Violation
On October 26, 2016, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issued its first Compliance and Enforcement...
The Impact of CETA on Trademarks
On October 30, 2016, Canada and the European Union signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). While the primary goals...
Copyright Infringement Claim Against Beyonce's "Lemonade" Dismissed
In June 2016, North Carolina independent filmmaker, Matthew Fulks, brought a copyright infringement lawsuit against Beyoncé’s Lemonade,...
Disclosure Requirements for Social Media Endorsements Coming in 2017
It appears that 2017 will bring significant changes to social media endorsements; to date, online “influencers”, such as bloggers,...
WhatsApp is Giving your Phone Number to Facebook
What's up with WhatsApp? In 2014, Mark Zuckerberg bought the popular messaging platform, “WhatsApp”, in a deal worth more than $19...
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