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Canada and eleven other countries, including Australia, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru and Singapore, have entered into an agreement to create the world's largest free-trade zone.

As with previous years, Canada has been placed on the U.S. 2011 Priority Watch List of countries for which there are concerns regarding the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights.

On August 15, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) declined to hear an appeal from the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA)’s decision to reverse a summary judgement dismissal of two copyright infringement cases.

In a recent decision, Layette Minimôme Inc. v. Jarrar 2013 QCCS 6084, the Superior Court of Quebec awarded damages to a Canadian company whose goods were being copied, on the grounds that the infringing party did not respect its obligation of good faith under the Civil Code of Quebec.

Oracle America Inc.'s claims against Google Inc. are back in the news again. At one point it appeared that Google would succeed with its fair use defense. However, Oracle has recently scored a significant victory.

This article summarizes noteworthy Canadian copyright law decisions and developments from 2015.

The CUSMA enhances protection and enforcement measures for trade secrets, i.e., valuable business information that derives its value from being kept confidential.

In January 2015, portions of the Canadian Combating Counterfeit Products Act ("CCPA") came into force enabling IP rights holders to record their copyright and registered trademark rights with the Canada Border Services Agency ("CBSA") in an effort to stop counterfeit goods before they enter the Canadian market.

Employees are the source of some of their employer’s most valuable intangible assets, that is, intellectual property assets. In this context, it is paramount for businesses to ensure that they own the intellectual property assets generated by their employees.

Employees are the source of some of their employer’s most valuable intangible assets, that is, intellectual property assets. In this context, it is paramount for businesses to ensure that they own the intellectual property assets generated by their employees.

On February 20, 2018, the Federal Court of Appeal issued its judgment in Bell Canada v Lackman (2018 FCA 42), declaring that an interim injunction authorising the shutdown and seizure of piracy websites ...

Access Copyright (AC) is a collective society that collects and distributes royalties to copyright holders of published literary works in its repertoire (the Works).

The first major decision on copyright liability in AI, Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence, provides critical insight into how copyright laws will be applied in the context of generative AI training.

Feb. 6 is Bob Marley Day, and 2020 marks what would have been his 75th birthday. In Marley's time, and for generations of prior musicians, the business model was simpler:...

Companies implementing artificial intelligence technology often face unique intellectual prop­erty issues.

There is a common misconception by some in the artistic community that graffiti is not protected by copyright and so may be freely reproduced as a matter of public right in our modern "sharing economy."

Does your organization have "intellectual assets"?