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Franchises are sometimes presented under the guise of trademark license agreements in an attempt to avoid the requirements of the Arthur Wishart Act.

On March 25, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bill C-13 received Royal Assent. Among other things, Bill C-13 amends the Patent Act to permit compulsory licensing to respond to a "public health emergency...

Arnold Hennessy invented "tip-tank" toilet technology, and assigned his rights in the patents and technology to Arnold Hennessy Holdings.

In Breach of Contract Action, Apotex Required to Show Cause to Prevent Dismissal Apotex Inc. v. Relle Drug: famotidine.

Justice G. Dow, in One Street Digital Inc. v. Berkeley Payment Solutions Inc., dismissed a motion brought by OSD seeking to have it declared the owner of software that it provided to BPS...

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.

A license can be granted without any written agreement.

In a recent interview with The Washington Post, Jay Walker, founder of Priceline.com, has proposed a kind of neutral private-sector utility for the licensing of patents.

In a decision last year, GSI (Geophysical Service Incorporated) sued to win control over seismic data that it claimed to own.

The case of Leuthold v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , 2012 FC 748 (CanLII) illustrates several common licensing pitfalls.

In this blog, we typically review forum-selection cases in the context of internet-related contracts and software licenses.

Can a binding contract be formed merely with a link to another set of terms? (For background on this topic, check out our earlier post What, exactly, is a browsewrap? which reviews browsewraps, clickwraps, clickthroughs, terms of use, terms of service and EULAs).

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) secured a license from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas) ...

The Not For Resale ("NFR") distribution entry model to the Canadian market is acutely misunderstood. This discussion will outline the top 3 NFR "myths", and explore potential legal risks...

Venture capital in Canada has faced significant funding challenges in recent years. The downturn in the global economy — together with the credit crisis, volatile capital markets, and a dearth of initial public offerings — have further exacerbated the problem.

The Québec Government recently announced changes to the refundable tax credit for the development of e-business.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has now updated its Service and Website Interruptions page to inform the public of new deadline extensions in response to the ongoing health crisis.