Consistent with its commitment to review its Intellectual Property Enforcement
Guidelines (IPEGs) on a regular basis and revise them to
maintain consistency with new legal decisions and relevant
legislative changes, on March 13, 2019, the Competition Bureau
(Bureau) issued updated IPEGs, reflecting recent changes in the law
and an evolving jurisprudence.
The IPEGs provide guidance on how the Bureau generally addresses
the often complex issues associated with intellectual property and
the enforcement of the Competition Act (Act). As the
Bureau stated in its release of the draft for consultation in
November 2018, "[by] providing access to these guidelines, the
Bureau makes it easier for those with a stake in intellectual
property matters, such as the legal community and high-tech
industries, to operate within the law." The IPEGs were
last significantly revised in March 2016 (refer to our
Osler Update on those revisions).
