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When Parliament was prorogued, a number of technology-related bills died on the order paper.

On Wednesday March 25, 2020 the House and Senate passed Bill C-13, an emergency federal bill that provides for compulsory licenses for technologies relating to the health emergency on a time limited basis.

It’s budget time… therefore, time for changes to Canada’s IP laws!

License agreements often contain indemnities.

In the November 15, 2013 issue of The Lawyers Weekly, Davis LLP's Chris Bennett emphasizes the importance of thoroughly examining the fine print in technology licence agreements.

An American photojournalist, Ms. Leuthold, was on the scene in New York City on September 11, 2001.

Where a technology license carries with it an obligation to pay royalties based on revenues, how does the licensor determine if the revenues are accurately reported?

Bethesda and Interplay have settled a long-running dispute over the Fallout IP. Bethesda bought the Fallout franchise from Interplay in 2007.

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The Alberta Court of Appeal has provided some helpful guidelines to assist with basic contract interpretation.

The Canadian Intellectual Property office ("CIPO") has just announced that sound marks will now be allowed in Canada.

In Parker v. Yahoo! Inc., a US District Court dismissed in part an author's copyright infringement lawsuit against Microsoft and Yahoo! for making a "cached" copy of his works available in their search results, because he had not taken steps to prevent the caching or have the content removed.

A class action case against Facebook (see our previous posts for more background) is heading to the Supreme Court of Canada.

BLG’s Advertising, Marketing and Sponsorship Group recently held a Continuing Legal Education session titled "Marketing Law News Flashes: Recent Updates and Reminders".

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has released findings from roundtable discussions with 53 small and medium-sized businesses across six cities, revealing significant challenges in protecting intellectual property. Business owners identified cost, slow timelines, complexity, and limited knowledge as major barriers to accessing IP protection in Canada. CIPO plans to use this feedback to shape its upcoming business strategy and has already initiated a review of its fee structure.

My article Click and Copy: Breach of Online License Agreements and Copyright Infringement was published in Canadian Intellectual Property Review in December.

Together with Industry Canada and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, the Canadian Competition Bureau has commissioned a review paper of several major issues arising at the interface between competition law and intellectual property law.