As we noted in our earlier post the bill known as Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1 was tabled in the House of Commons on May 7, 2015.

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

In the case of Bowman v. Monsanto Company, the US Supreme Court has weighed into this thorny field, and on Monday it delivered a unanimous judgment upholding the rights in Monsanto's patented soybeans.

Other innovations are squarely within Amazon's core competencies of order fulfillment. Another recently issued patent seeks to protect drones from being hacked and rerouted en route.

In the final presentation, Tom O'Reilly offered his insights into the ongoing case of Access Copyright v. York University.

The Monkey Selfie Caper apparently has legs, as they say in the news business. Long legs with opposable toes.

A recent report shows interesting trends in US patent litigation.

Any well-drafted technology or patent license agreement will contain dispute resolution provisions that may cover a number of things: such as picking a governing law in case of disputes, mandating arbitration or other alternatives to litigation, or even picking the courts or "forum" in which disputes will be heard - known as a "forum selection clause".

What’s the sound of a trade-marks office changing its tune? The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) reversed its long-standing policy against sound marks by abruptly issuing "a new practice notice last week", announcing that it will accept sound marks for registration in Canada.

In the case of Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 401, 2013 SCC 62, released last Friday, the Supreme Court of Canada has declared the Alberta Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) invalid in its entirety.

The club of Canadian provinces with private-sector privacy legislation welcomes a new member this year ...

This summer the Alberta Court of Appeal in the case of 1694192 Alberta Ltd. v. Lac La Biche County (Subdivision and Development Appeal Board), was asked to grant 1694192 Alberta Ltd. leave to challenge a decision made by the Lac La Biche Subdivision Appeal Board in which it revoked a development permit granted by the Municipality after the appeal period had expired.

The Federal government has announced a four- week extension to the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB).

For many organizations, the holiday season provides the perfect opportunity to gather with colleagues and clients to connect and celebrate.

Changes to Alberta's Occupational Health and Safety Code come into effect March 31, 2023. Employers need to be mindful of how these changes affect their organization and assess whether practices...

Alberta's Rural Renewal Immigration Stream is a lesser-known and used avenue for quickly bringing eligible workers to smaller communities in Alberta. Work permits are currently being approved...

On April 2, 2020, Field Law reported that the limitations periods in various statutes had been suspended due to the impact of COVID-19.

Field Law has just learned that the long-awaited creation of an Alberta Condominium Dispute Resolution Tribunal will not proceed this year as anticipated following the enactment of amendments...

When a party has filed separate Court Actions for multiple incidents causing indivisible injuries and one of these Actions has settled, the records from the settled Action...

Underused Housing Tax ("UHT") is an annual federal tax payable by registered owners of vacant or underused housing in Canada, that took effect on January 1, 2022.