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The Ontario Court of Appeal has refused to extend the right of privacy to cases where the defendant's negligence in storing information led to a privacy breach.

Product Care Association had applied to register a proposed trade​mark for LIGHTRECYCLE & DESIGN.

On June 1, 2016, the Federal Court granted an interlocutory injunction against retailers of television set-top boxes with pre-loaded applications that permit the unauthorized streaming and downloading of copyrighted content.

In this case, Brown appealed a decision of the Federal Court, partially granting summary judgment in an invalidity claim, pursuant to s. 53 of the Patent Act.

There are many, many, many good articles out there explaining the difference between the musical work copyright and the sound recording copyright. However, I suppose there is no harm in adding one more to drive the point home.

The Supreme Court of Canada announced today that it has granted leave to appeal in the copyright case Canadian Broadcasting Corporation v. SODRAC.

This Supreme Court copyright decision decides issues of 1) whether a substantial part of a work is reproduced; 2) the role of expert evidence in copyright infringement cases; and 3) to assess whether the trial judge committed reviewable errors in his award of damages, including disgorgement of profits, non-pecuniary damages, and punitive damages.

Academy Award winning director, screenwriter and producer Quentin Tarantino has filed a copyright action in the U.S. District Court of Los Angeles against Gawker Media for facilitating the dissemination of the unproduced script for his film The Hateful Eight.

Neurotechnology has moved from the lab into everyday life. Devices such as EEG headsets, brain-computer interface wearables, and implantable technologies now generate vast amounts of neurodata...

Stephanie Sinclair, an American photojournalist, is widely known for capturing gender and human rights issues around the world. She recently received a disappointing verdict from a court in...

The TPP, which must be ratified by all 12 member countries to come into effect, has the potential for wide-spread consequences across Canadian industry.

Moroccanoil has appealed a Prothonotary’s decision to not strike 58 paragraphs from an affidavit filed by Avon, having previously argued the paragraphs are inadmissible hearsay. The appeal was dismissed.

"In the early morning of August 24, 1875, eight members of the notorious Donnelly family of Lucan, Ontario, armed with nothing more than clubs...

Although it happens all the time, reproducing photographs found on the internet for use in business is fraught with risk. Businesses should only copy images where there is clear permission to use them—or face a substantial damages award.

In Geophysical Service Inc. v. The Queen, Prothonotary Tabib of the Federal Court struck GSI's Statement of claim.

The Federal Court of Appeal has provided further guidance on the circumstances under which litigants may obtain costs awards exceeding those stipulated in Tariff B of the Federal Court Rules.

The Federal Court of Appeal ("FCA") recently released its judgment in P.S. Knight Co. Ltd. v. Canadian Standards Association, 2018 FCA 222.