Earlier this month a Northern District of California judge ruled that a groundbreaking copyright infringement lawsuit filed by visual artists against Stability AI, Midjourney and other AI-related...

In the cases referred to as Vavilov or the Trilogy – Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65 and Bell Canada v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 66

On June 6, 2023, Governor Polis signed into law the Protecting Opportunities and Workers' Rights (POWR) Act, which imposes far-reaching changes to the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA)...

The New York Yankees opened the Major League Baseball season on a torrid home run pace using the bats, sparking "torpedo" mania. But Simpson, principal of IP boutique...

In its first detailed ruling on some of the substantive legal questions under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code), the Hon'ble Supreme Court (Apex Court) has delivered a landmark order...

In December 2025, Saudi Arabia introduced a pivotal reform to its financial oversight regime, enacting the Financial Oversight Law through Royal Decree.

In a significant shift in law, the Illinois Supreme Court recently held that all claims under the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) are subject to a five-year statute...

India recently enacted the Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace 2013, which protects all "aggrieved women" in the workplace from unlawful harassment.

Brazil's anti-corruption enforcement record has been poor, but recent events indicate that this is likely to change.

When filing a trade mark registration application, the initial applicant on the filing date must be the trade mark owner.

On September 18, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2188, which will make it unlawful for California employers to rely on cannabis test results for employment purposes, unless in very narrow circumstances.

In July 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada released its highly anticipated decision in Atlantic Lottery Corporation Inc. v Babstock—Bennett Jones acted for ALC.

While the America Invents Act (AIA) brought many significant changes to the U.S. patent laws, there is arguably no more impactful change than the shift from a "first to invent" system to a "first inventor to file" system that occurred on March 16, 2013.

The court went through a detailed analysis of obesity in order to reach this conclusion

Oregon's "Fair Work Week Act" took effect July 1, 2018, and requires retail, food service and hospitality employers to provide most nonexempt employees with a written schedule at least 7 days...

The COVID-19 pandemic has obviously impacted and impeded the way in which businesses can operate. More specifically, through various lockdowns and mandatory closures for workplaces not deemed "essential",...

On March 2, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued Executive Order No. 34 (GA-34), rescinding most of his earlier executive orders related to COVID-19...

Millennials' emergence as a prominent demographic has highlighted the need for many workplaces to prepare for a generational shift.

On August 1, 2023, the New York State's Department of Health (the "DOH") began implementation of Public Health Law Article 45-A...

A discussion on the Supreme Court’s decision holding that DOMA is unconstitutional.