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On November 23, 2022, the Government of Canada announced that an Order in Council has been signed to bring into force the amendments to the Copyright Act that were included in Bill C-19, the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1.

Canada's federal government and common law provinces lack a general 'right of publicity' protecting personality rights as property. This article examines the limited statutory provisions covering personality rights in Canada, with Quebec as a notable exception under civil law jurisdiction.

It is rare for a case to combine energy drinks, copyright law, DJs, rap and snowboarding in Canada. The court’s decision in Beastie Boys v. Monster Energy Co. is such a case.

Unclaimed Property Recovery Service Inc (UPRS) and Gelb, its principal, were among the plaintiffs in a class action, represented with other class members by Kaplan, an attorney.

The Federal Court of Appeal dismissed two judicial review applications of the Copyright Board’s 2009 decision on satellite radio.

We reported a couple of months ago about game developer Zynga (developer of the super-popular Farmville and Cityville games) suing Brazil-based social game developer Vostu (see here) for alleged IP infringement. Zynga launched actions in California and Brazil.

This seminar discusses the IP provisions of the TPP, and examines potential changes to the IP regimes that may arise following an implementation of the TPP in Canada.

Are you the owner of a small or medium-sized Canadian business? Do you need assistance with intellectual property issues? You may be eligible for financial support through the IP Assist Program...

What is intellectual property (IP), and how do you protect it? In this video series, we will explain what IP is, the types of IP your organization may have, and tips and practical considerations...

What is intellectual property (IP), and how do you protect it? In this video series, we will explain what IP is, the types of IP your organization may have, and tips and practical considerations...

A federal court has granted Microsoft Corporation default judgment against two PC Village businesses and two individuals associated with the businesses in an action for copyright and trade-mark infringement.

Neil Young has ended his lawsuit against the Trump Campaign for allegedly infringing copyright in two of his songs

It’s budget time… therefore, time for changes to Canada’s IP laws!

The Expert Panel on Intellectual Property has released its Report on Intellectual Property in Ontario's Innovation Ecosystem.

Andy Radhakant discusses the unique issues that arise when "[a]pplying copyright law to litigation documents" in this issue of The Lawyers Weekly.

Since January 2019 SaskTel has sent out approximately 30,000 notifications to customers accused of unauthorized downloading or uploading of copyrighted material.

Bill C-4, the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement Implementation Act, received Royal Assent on March 13, 2020. This new NAFTA deal (known as the NAFTA 2.0) is referred to in Canada as the CUSMA.