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In late 2017, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada announced that Parliament will review Canada's Copyright Act (Act).

The Government of Canada has released the details of a new national IP strategy for Canada.

This week's most noteworthy development is not a single case—it is a practice direction that will govern how all complex intellectual property cases will be tried.

The success of a business that operates online is, in large part, driven by how effective the business is in utilizing search engines, which generate most internet traffic.

On November 7, 2012, upon the publication in the Canada Gazette of an Order-in-Council dated October 25, 2012, most (but not all) of the provisions of the Copyright Modernization Act (the "Act") came into force in Canada.

Implementation of the enhanced system to combat counterfeiting at the Canadian border continues. On January 1, 2015 provisions came into effect which provide Canada customs authorities with the ability to detain suspected counterfeit or pirated products ..

On March 1, 2023, the Copyright Board of Canada published the final version of its Rules of Practice and Procedure in the Canada Gazette.

The Supreme Court has dismissed Eli Lilly of Canada Inc.’s leave on the issue, as summarized by the Court, as to whether the creation by the Federal Court of Appeal of a new non-statutory test for "utility", the so-called "Promise Doctrine", is a matter of public importance.

Product packaging can be protected by copyright. This protection subsists concurrently with trademark protection.

A recent U.S. class action lawsuit has created a roadmap that is likely to guide future artificial intelligence (AI) copyright infringement cases. In Andersen et al. v. Stability AI Ltd., a California...

One manner of protecting computer software in Canada is by owning copyright in the underlying code.

The U.K. High Court ruled that Stable Diffusion is not infringing despite being trained on potentially copyrighted works.

Welcome aboard our little expedition into the world of Canadian business law! Think of this as your friendly neighbourhood guide, helping you hop...

On December 10, 2009, rules 213-219 of the Federal Courts Rules (the Rules) were amended to introduce summary trials as a new tool for disposition of cases prior to a full-blown trial.

In "Lachance v. Productions Marie Eykel inc." the Court of Appeal of Quebec has recently upheld the Superior Court’s ruling rejecting the action of Laurent Lachance against Marie Eykel and Jacques L’Heureux.

Gather 'round, merry readers, for a whimsical journey through the jingle bells and legal wonders of Santa Claus' world!

Caution Business Owners: Do you own or have a right to use the intellectual property that is important to your business?

When it comes to Canadian IP battles, neither The Great Olympic Sweater Debate nor the Distinctly Canadian Patent Fight can rival the court battle over the design of the Bluenose for sheer Canadianess.