Le Bureau des brevets et des marques de commerce aux États-Unis a créé un site web qui explique comment agir lorsque l’on est poursuivi pour contrefaçon ou lorsque l’on a reçu une lettre de mise en demeure.

Amended Patent Rules concerning Final Action procedures and re-examination proceedings were published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on December 18, 2013.

Soundcloud is a popular website/app amongst internet music lovers and artists worldwide, providing a platform for the uploading of music.

On June 19, 2014, the Government of Canada imposed economic sanctions against the Central African Republic.

The Supreme Court of Canada recently confirmed that settlement privilege plays an important role in the promotion of out-of-court settlements and should not be interfered with lightly.

Four days have passed since the construction industry launched an unlimited general strike across Quebec.

In the event that the operator is in financial difficulties, a financier can take a number of steps to protect its position.

Deal-making in the Middle East is on the rise.

Norton Rose Fulbright were successful in convincing the Federal Court of Appeal to uphold the judgment of Mr. Justice de Montigny.

The TSB report identifies, without ranking them in order of importance, 18 factors that, in its view, contributed to the accident.

As reported in KPMG's 2015 report on trends driving the insurance M&A landscape, strong balance sheets and continued confidence resulted in a steady flow of targeted mergers and acquisitions over the past year.

Historically, pharma megamergers have been critical for the long-term sustainability of acquirors.

In Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. SODRAC 2003 Inc., 2015 SCC 57, once again the Supreme Court has had to consider an appeal from a decision of the Copyright Board.

2014 was a robust year for global chemical M&A. As in many other industries, low interest rates and plentiful credit boosted global chemical M&A activity.

À moins de la commission d’une faute grave, tel que l’entend la Loi sur les normes du travail, par le salarié ou d’une entente avec le salarié, la réponse est NON.

On June 19, the British Columbia Supreme Court accepted that in certain circumstances B.C. law permits a British Columbia Supreme Court judge to preside over a hearing conducted outside the province as part of a joint hearing in the context of a pan-Canadian class action.

On January 16, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada issued an important ruling on class actions in Vivendi Canada Inc. v Dell’Aniello.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) recently confirmed that "demonstrated impropriety" is required to warrant court intervention in the appointment of an independent chair of a shareholders’ meeting in a proxy contest.

Rockstar Consortium is an entity jointly owned by some of the technology world’s giants (see below). At the end of October, Rockstar filed patent infringement lawsuits against some of the other giants of the industry: Samsung, Google, HTC, ZTE, ASUSTeK, Huawei, LG, and ZTE.

In a Share Deal, the purchaser will acquire the corporation, including all of its inherent liabilities.