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Le gouvernement du Canada vient d'annoncer une « Stratégie en matière de propriété intellectuelle.

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) will render its judgment in writing, and the current expectation is that it will clarify the limits of extraterritoriality, and the unique issues of protected expression in the context of IP rights and search engines.

On 5 October 2015, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States, and Vietnam, entered into a landmark trade agreement known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

The Federal Court granted summary judgment to the Aga Khan, holding that Tajdin and Jiwa infringed his copyright in certain literary works.

Where should a lawsuit be heard? Canada? The US? In other posts we discuss the idea of a "choice of law" and "forum selection" clauses in contracts.

In Louis Vuitton and Burberry v Singga Enterprises, the Federal Court has delivered a stern warning to those engaging in counterfeiting luxury goods in Canada by awarding an aggregate of $1.98 million in damages for trade-mark and copyright infringement and a further $0.5 million in punitive damages.

On March 10, 2020, the Government of Québec announced an incentive tax deduction for the commercialization of innovations ...

One of the central features of the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act for online service providers is the combination of the Notice and Takedown regime and the corresponding Safe Harbour provision.

The court reviewed the facts and past metatag decisions and decided that, on balance, the metatags that were copied did not qualify for copyright protection.

The Government announced today that the notice and notice regime established under C-11 is coming into force.

The Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Rogers Communications Inc. v. Voltage Pictures, LLC, holding that internet service providers ...

The Supreme Court recently granted leave to appeal in four copyright cases arising from the decision of the Quebec Court of Appeal in the France Animation v. Robinson, 2011 QCCA 1361 case.

From April 7–11, 2026, the internationally renowned Patent Cup took place in Vancouver, bringing together patent professionals from around the world for a unique blend of competitive sailing and industry camaraderie.

Access Copyright represents authors and publishers of literary works in printed materials and applied to the Copyright Board for a tariff covering photocopying activities in elementary and secondary schools across Canada

As we've discussed in a number of recent blog posts, the Supreme Court of Canada this week released a number of major copyright-related decisions.

The central issue in the Rogers case was whether the delivery of musical works via the internet constitutes communication of the musical works "to the public" by telecommunication, within the meaning of paragraph 3(1)(f) of the Copyright Act, such that copyright right holders should receive compensation.

On October 15, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada granted applications brought by both York University and Access Copyright for leave to appeal the Federal Court ...

Let’s say you pitch a story idea to a TV production company - and not just an idea, but a complete set of storyboards, characters and scripts.