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On February 8, 2017, the Quebec Court of Appeal certified a class action by Copibec against Université Laval, for copyright infringement.

The Federal Court of Canada upheld a decision that allowed a patent infringement action involving tenofovir (an anti-HIV drug) to continue on the basis of allegations of a likely future (quia timet) infringement.

The Federal Court recently released a decision in Alam v. Drew Bieber (2024 FC 499) arising from a motion for default judgment. The plaintiff, a self-represented litigant...

In Pharmascience Inc. v. Janssen Inc., 2024 FCA 10, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed Pharmascience's appeal of a Federal Court decision that found Pharmascience's...

At trial (2014 FC 326), Justice Hughes dismissed the plaintiffs' patent infringement claim.

The Federal Court of Appeal ("FCA") recently considered the issue of what constitutes "use" of a patented invention for the purposes of proving infringement of a patent under section 42 of the Patent Act (the "Act").

Agracity appealed the Federal Court's ruling on invalidity based on anticipation and obviousness.

A Federal Court decision examines whether parties in trademark opposition appeals can introduce new evidence or conduct cross-examinations that were not pursued during the original Board proceedings. The ruling addresses critical procedural questions about the scope of appellate review and the strategic importance of presenting comprehensive evidence at the opposition stage.

In Steelbird Ghetto Properties LLC v. Beau's All Natural Brewing Company Ltd, Steelbird Ghetto Properties LLC sought an Order striking the trademark B-SIDE BREWING LABEL which was registered to Beau's All Natural Brewing Company Ltd.

The Federal Court of Appeal confirmed that an entity based outside Canada, without any operations in Canada, can be liable for infringement of a Canadian patent if it makes arrangements...

The BC Supreme Court has ordered Google, as a third party, to remove from its search engine all websites operated by the defendants in the action.

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.

The Government of Québec has made clear in its announcement that it will not adopt legislation to regulate trade-marks, which are under federal jurisdiction, and that companies will be consulted in the proposed process.

A U.S. court recently decided that it would take jurisdiction over a seller who sold allegedly infringing products through online retailers such as Amazon.com.

The case began in 1997 when Apotex launched its generic lovastatin product.

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...

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.

As fashion industry observers may be aware, Chanel is highly protective of its intellectual property. In a decision released last week the Federal Court reaffirmed an earlier decision awarding Chanel substantial damages and costs for trademark infringement.