The termination of a long-term employee can cost a business up to two years of salary, benefits, and pension payments for that employee.

As the employees at a law firm in Toronto had recently discovered, their right to privacy was more of an idealistic expectation than it was a reality.

A brand has to be linked with a business strategy. The brand strategy must support the business strategy.

After initial studies carried out by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Develop (OECD), the OECD and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) updated these studies in 2016.

A discussion on some additional defences to an action for passing off on the defence side.

A hashtag is a type of label used on numerous social media sites, which makes it easier for users to find messages with a specific theme or content.

Any business owner should understand how the trademark system works. In Canada, the Trademarks Act applies to a trademark

Although much has been said concerning global brands, the fact remains there are relatively few of them. It has been observed that despite the alleged homogenization of the world market

The concept of linking is fundamental to the Internet. Linking occurs when an image or reference on a website is selected, causing that document to be automatically displayed by the selecting party.

This month we are discussing the process for obtaining a registration and problems with the system.

Typically, each user of a social media site will have an individual username assigned to them that consists of a URL. Brand owners should secure usernames consisting of their brand name at the earliest opportunity.

Search Engine Ranking refers to the process search engines use to determine where a particular piece of content should appear on a search engine results page.

Homeowners entering into a fixed-price contract with a contractor for the building or renovation of their home, should be mindful of the contractual implications a change to...

This series of videos will help Canadian contractors get paid in the construction industry. Contractors should be paid promptly by owners and developers just like they pay their mortgagees.

On April 9, 2020, the Government of Ontario further revised the list of construction businesses that constitute "essential workplaces" to include construction projects...

Is the Lease really the entire agreement? Usually the answer is YES, but sometimes the court will look outside of the lease to examine an issue that appears to be ambiguous.

As anyone who has purchased or rented a property will tell you, reviewing listings are an important way to find out information about properties that are on the market.

This article is an update on our original article on the suspension of limitation periods and procedural deadlines which can be found here. On June 6, 2020, the Government of Ontario...

The conventional wisdom in the branding world is to maintain a brand name without change. However, because of changes in the way a company does business,

Last month we discussed the grounds for attacking the registration of a registered trademark in the Federal Court. This month we are discussing some of the potential grounds in a little more detail.