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While there has been significant growth in worldwide patent applications filed and patents granted, much intellectual property continues to be protected as a trade secret.

One of the essential obligations of someone who enters into a business venture with other shareholders of a small corporation is to refrain from engaging in a competing business...

On April 23, 2024, the United States Federal Trade Commission announced its Final Non-Compete Clause Rule (the "FTC Rule"), establishing a nationwide prohibition against non-compete agreements in employment relationships.

This article forms one part of a broader decision framework for evaluating whether patent or trade secret protection is appropriate for AI innovation.

In the last decade, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has exploded into the business world. The increasing use of AI to solve real-world problems has resulted in an increase in ...

In July of 2017 we discussed the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada of Equustek Solution Inc. v. Google Inc. Typically a decision of the Supreme Court of Canda is the last word but not in this case.

This article will discuss the broad powers of search of electronic devices held by US and Canadian border officials.

On June 28, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada, in Google v Equustek Inc, 2017 SCC 34, affirmed a decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal granting a worldwide interim injunctive de-indexing order against Google to block specific websites.

On June 28, 2017 the Supreme Court of Canada released its highly anticipated decision in Google Inc. v. Equustek Solutions Inc., 2017 SCC 34 (PDF), which arose out of intellectual propert...

The INTA 2023 Annual Meeting arrives at a time of great change for brand owners, trademark professionals and regulators worldwide. Groundbreaking advances in technology...

La plupart des employeurs, surtout ceux qui sont actifs dans le domaine de la recherche et du développement, font couramment signer à leur personnel une entente qui précise les obligations de l'employé...

On March 13, 2020, Bill C-4 (also known by its short title of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act) (the "Act")

In Elanco Canada Limited v. Canada (Minister of Health), Elanco sought judicial review of Health Canada's decision to release information about Elanco's veterinary medication, Fortekor, to a third party...

The U.S. Special 301 Report is an annual review conducted by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) that evaluates the intellectual property (IP) protection and enforcement practices of U.S. trading partners.

The persistence of a small technology company in British Columbia may expand the options available in Canadian courts to enforce intellectual property rights.

The Supreme Court of British Columbia issued an interim injunction against Google to remove certain websites from its worldwide Internet search engines.

The Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 brought about several changes to the Patent Act that affect the scope of protection available under Canadian patents ...