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The conflict between a claim for confidentiality and the open court or justice principle was recently considered by a Judge of the High Court of England and Wales.

Vivian Desmonts (VD): Let us start with standard non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). These are something that companies will easily think of

Staying a step ahead of competitors is key in innovative technology and life sciences industries. A minority of innovations are protected by patents

In defiance of the court orders, the defendants continued their activities, and ceased responding to communications in the litigation.

The Canadian space sector is, at its core, driven by intangible but immensely valuable intellectual property (IP) assets. The space sector derives its competitive edge from proprietary technologies...

Often, the disclosure of confidential information or trade secrets is required to perform or achieve an overall business goal or purpose.

An NDA is a Non-Disclosure Agreement, also referred to as a Confidentiality Agreement or "gag order." It is an agreement in which one party agrees not to speak to any number of facts...

The Ontario government's panel on Intellectual Property (IP) has provided its Report to the government1. The Panel was created in Spring 2019

In a series of articles devoted to trade secrets, Gowling WLG professionals share their knowledge to help you understand and manage trade secrets to use them as tools for competitiveness.

On January 5, 2024, the FDA authorized Florida's SIP under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ("FD&C Act"), the first official step on Florida's journey to import certain prescription drugs from Canada.

The Federal Court dismissed Apotex Inc.'s appeal from a prothonotary's order granting the Information Commissioner of Canada leave to be added as a respondent to Apotex's applications for judicial review.

La forme de propriété intellectuelle la plus répandue, c'est secret? On oublie souvent de nommer le secret industriel parmi les formes de propriété intellectuelle, mais il est partout, partout, partout.

There are various means by which business organizations can protect innovation by preventing unfair use by competitors of the organization's innovations, while preserving the innovator's right to use.

Canada's current intellectual property laws, including the imminent amendments to the Trademarks Act and Industrial Designs Act, are largely compliant with the obligations imposed by the USMCA.

The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally altered the way business is conducted. Face-to-face meetings have moved online via popular videoconferencing platforms, such as ZoomTM and Cisco WebexTM.

Critical Minerals are playing an increasingly important role in the Canadian economy, not only as a significant income generator or, undeniably, from a defence standpoint...

As artificial intelligence innovation accelerates, inventors, chief technology officers (CTOs) and in-house teams are increasingly confronted with a fundamental protection...