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The Court of Appeal was considering a motion seeking, "inter alia", that one appeal be heard immediately after the hearing of a second appeal.

On May 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided the important question of the copyrightability of APIs.

The Innovation Research Assistance Program (IRAP) is an initiative administered by the National Research Council (NRC).

How do I best protect my invention, by patenting or keeping it as a trade secret? Do I need to register my product name as a trademark or are common law rights enough? Will copyright protect my website?

Ce bulletin est destinée aux titulaires et aux utilisateurs de droits d'auteur, plus particulièrement, ceux qui sont impliqués dans les procédures devant la Commission du droit d'auteur ou qui sont...

The use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is on the rise and is receiving significant attention across disciplines and industries. The impact of generative AI spans various fields...

With the debate over "patent trolls" raging in the United States, a different type of "troll" was discussed in a recent decision from the Federal Court of Canada: "copyright trolls."

On June 29, 2012, the Copyright Modernization Act received Royal Assent.

On June 24, 2015, the Federal Court issued a practice notice providing new measures that seek to improve case management of complex litigation, including IP litigation.

Whether you are a crypto guru or not, you have likely heard about NFTs. The three-letter acronym, NFT, stands for "Non-Fungible Token". NFTs are the centre of attention right now because of high-profile sales, ...

A recent decision of the Federal Court has found that a novel did not infringe the copyright in a documentary.

A recent Canadian decision shows how useful it can be to obtain copyright but unfortunately also illustrates how difficult it can be to have material removed from the Internet in Canada.

A plaintiff in this patent infringement suit is the inventor of Canadian Patent No. 2,779,882, a patent that claims a compact garden hose that expands.

Teva appealed a decision of the Federal Court granting Leo a prohibition order in respect of their psoriasis drug (Decision here; our summary here). The Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal.

In this case, AbbVie brought an application against Samsung pursuant to the NOC Regulations.

A recent decision of U.K Chancery Division allowed an action by Rihanna relating to a claim of false endorsement resulting from the sale of a garment bearing an image of her.

For those who are interested in recent cases and developments relating to copyright and related matters there have been a number of developments since the last entry.