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Software license agreements often specify important rights and obligations that are triggered when the software license ends or that continue to apply after the software license agreement ends.

The granting of building naming rights is an inducement used by landlords to secure a desirable, major or lead tenant in a commercial development. For tenants, the ability to have their corporate moniker on a building is an important brand promotion tool.

Starting July 20, 2026, the USPTO will require Canadian patent applicants and owners to use US registered patent practitioners for most patent matters. Canadian patent agents and lawyers already registered before the USPTO remain qualified to represent Canadian applicants, allowing coordination of North American patent strategy through a single team. Canadian applicants currently filing directly or through unregistered representatives should review their upcoming deadlines and ensure appropriate representat

There has been a revolution in how software is delivered to customers. Traditionally software was licensed in a physical form.

Unlike many other jurisdictions, in Canada, use of a trade-mark by a subsidiary or another closely related company does not necessarily enure to the benefit of the parent company by virtue of the relationship between the two companies.

In January 2008, the Sedona Canada Working Group released its final draft of the Sedona Canada Principles Addressing Electronic Discovery, a set of principles appropriate and suitable for electronic discovery in Canada.

On March 24, 2020, Bill C-13, or the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act (the Emergency Response Act), came into force. The Emergency Response Act forms part of the Government of Canada's strategy to respond to and assist...

For biotech companies, licensing is a very common, if not the dominant, commercialization strategy. Biotechnology licenses are very often exclusive and worldwide, or else encompass large territories incorporating many countries.

The federal government's recent omnibus budget bill, Bill C-86 tabled October 29th, 2018, proposes significant changes to Canada's IP laws.

Teva appealed a decision of the Federal Court granting Leo a prohibition order in respect of their psoriasis drug (Decision here; our summary here). The Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal.

Football season is upon us, and fans of the Seattle Seahawks were no doubt celebrating the thrilling 12-10 victory over the Miami Dolphins during their first game of the season on Sunday, September 11, 2016.

On November 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada issued a 7-2 split decision affirming that even incidental copies of a work made to facilitate broadcasting will engage the reproduction right and require a license.

NPEs, otherwise known as non-practicing entities, or pejoratively referred to by some as "patent trolls", have seen a significant negative impact on their business model south of the border.

When negotiating an M&A deal involving a technology company, parties need to pay particular importance to the representations and warranties regarding the target company's intellectual property (IP).

Software license agreements usually include offerings of services – software maintenance and technical support – that are essential for the customer’s effective use of the licensed software.

Software license agreements often include a source code escrow arrangement that allows the customer to access and use source code for the licensed software if specific events occur.

It's quite possible that there may be some readers that may not know about Fyre Festival.

In another recent positive decision for the educational sector, Alberta v. Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright), 2024 FC 292, the Federal Court of Canada (the "Court")...