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A Quarter Million In Punitive Damages Upheld In Chanel Counterfeit Appeal
$314,000 in damages, $66,000 in costs at first instance, plus solicitor-client costs on the appeal (which was found to be "without merit"). In Lam v. Chanel S. de R.L., 2017 FCA 38, the Federal Court of Appeal confirmed these awards for four instances of selling counterfeit CHANEL goods at a Toronto-area mall between 2011 and 2013
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A Tale Of Two Secrets
Many departing employees take company materials with them, such as business information, technical documents, experimental protocols or computer code.
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Acquiring And Licensing Content In The Age Of GenerativeAI

Copyright is proving to be the battleground on technological and which the technological and cultural shift around Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAl) is being fought.

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Action Under Amended PMNOC Regulations Not Rendered Moot By Patent Expiry

On May 22, 2020, the Federal Court held that an action under the amended Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations (PMNOC Regulations) relating to saxagliptin (ONGLYZA) would not...

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ATV Patents Wipe Out At The Federal Court

In a recent lengthy decision in Camso Inc. v. Soucy International Inc. 2019 FC 255, a patent infringement action came up empty after it was concluded that all of the claims asserted

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Bienvenido A Madrid – A Brief Introduction To The International Trademark System For Canadian Applicants

With the changes to the Canadian Trade-marks Act currently estimated to come into force in Spring 2019, Canadian trademark owners will soon be able to take advantage ...

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Bill Introduced By Canadian Government To Address Counterfeiting And Amend The Trade-Marks Act And The Copyright Act

On March 1, 2013, the Canadian government introduced Bill C-56, the Combating Counterfeit Products Act.

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Brand Owners, Get Ready Now: Canadian Trademark Fees Are Going Up In 2024

Earlier this year, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) announced that it will increase its official fees on January 1, 2024. Earlier this summer, we wrote about the impact on patent fees...

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Canada Signs First Free Trade Agreement With An Asian Nation

President Park Geun-Hye of South Korea and Prime Minister Steven Harper of Canada formally signed the Canada-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) on Monday, September 22, 2014.

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Canada To Consult On Plain Packaging

Health Canada has announced its intent to consult on "plain packaging" for tobacco products. Full details have yet to be released, but it is likely that only the brand name could appear on packaging.

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Canadian Copyright Laws Have Been Amended To Make Works More Accessible To People With Print Disabilities

In Canada, more than 800,000 people live with a visual impairment and approximately 3 million Canadians have an impairment related to comprehension or the inability to hold or manipulate a book.

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Canadian Patent Term Extension Is Coming

Canada and Europe announced an agreement in principle on a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement ("CETA") that will potentially increase Canadian drug patent terms by up to 2 years.

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Changes In IP Rules Affecting Transactions And Day-To-Day Operations

The past few years have seen many changes in IP. Some of it is driven by treaty implementation.

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CIPO Announces Mechanism For Expedited Examination For Applications Covering COVID-related Goods/Services

On December 14, 2020, and effective immediately, CIPO announced a pilot initiative to accept requests for expedited examination of trademark applications listing ...

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CIPO Comes Roaring Into The Present: Sound Marks Are Now Registrable

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) announced yesterday that, effective immediately, applications for the registration of trademarks consisting of sounds will be accepted.

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CIPO Implements Initiatives To Cut Down On Delays In Examination

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office ("CIPO") published two new practice notices on Monday, May 3rd, 2021, dealing with expedited examination and improving timeliness in examination.

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Dangers Of Over-Emphasizing: CFIA Releases Interim Highlighted Ingredients Guidelines

It is common for manufacturers to "highlight" ingredients or flavours in food using words, pictures, or graphics, such as "made with real fruit" and/or a picture of berries.

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Dealing With Inventors Who Refuse To Cooperate Or Disappear

When employees have a falling out with their employers, concerns can arise if the employee is named as an inventor in a pending or soon-to-be-filed patent application and they are either unwilling to sign documents or unavailable.

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Did Dreams Come True For Trademark Owners In 2017….Or Just Owners Of Slogans?

In 2017, the Canadian Federal Court in Sleep Country Canada Inc. v Sears Canada Inc. granted an interlocutory injunction in a trademark case for the second time in two years.

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Domain Name Disputes: ICANN Public Comment Period – Open Through May 4, 2020

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") is seeking the community's input on the Phase 1 Initial Report of the Review of All Rights Protection Mechanisms...

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