The Federal Court of Canada recently confirmed the scope of its jurisdiction over registered and unregistered trademarks as follows...

The Federal Court refused bifurcation of a patent proceeding into liability and quantification stages.

The Federal Court excluded expert evidence tendered by a director of the plaintiff. Although the director had the necessary experience to be qualified as an expert...

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...

In a passing off decision from the Federal Court, Justice Fuhrer held that linguistic expert evidence from the plaintiff and defendant was inadmissible on the issue of confusion.

We have seen an increasing number of scam emails related to our client's Trademarks and "infringement of their rights".

The Federal Court of Appeal held that when determining infringing use, the "primordial" question is whether the claimed invention is utilized.

In this four-part article series, we consider the various stages of a commercial transaction for which intellectual property assets are the essence of the transaction.

In the latest decision in a longstanding patent dispute involving Canadian Energy Services and Energy (Drilling Services) Inc., (Canadian Energy Services v. Commissioner of Patents, 2024 FC 742) the Federal Court.

An NFT, or non-fungible token, is a unique set of data tracked on the blockchain that can be thought of as certificate of ownership for a digital or physical asset...

There are numerous situations where a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is valuable, but it's an especially important tool when intellectual property rights are at stake.

Amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations and the Medical Devices Regulations will require new reporting obligations for recalls of drugs and medical devices. These amendments come into force on December 17, 2024.

Canada is required under the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement to provide a means to adjust the term of a patent when there are unreasonable delays in its issuance by the granting authority.

Sadly, it is not uncommon for ex-employees to take a company's trade secrets when they quit or are fired. The effects can be devastating leading to loss of competitiveness, customers, business relations...

In 2023, the Federal Court of Canada released more patent motion decisions than motion decisions in all other IP rights combined...

This year, an independent expert panel was appointed to conduct a legislative review of the Cannabis Act.

Released in March 2024, the Final Report is the culmination of work by the independent expert panel appointed by the federal government to conduct a legislative review of the Cannabis Act.

Trademark Disputes Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Canada, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries.