If you have recently seen an image or video on the internet that looks and sounds real but there is just something a bit off about it, then you may be looking at a deepfake.

An inventor to a patent is someone who makes an inventive contribution to the invention as claimed in one of the claims of that patent.

Until recently, Québec residents were frequently excluded from publicity contests, as a number of formalities had to be completed with the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux (the "Régie")...

Le 28 novembre 2023, le gouvernement fédéral a publié son projet de loi intitulé Loi portant exécution de certaines dispositions de l'énoncé économique de l'automne 2023.

On February 10, 2018, the Canadian government introduced the new version of the Trade-Marks Regulations which, with the exception of some minor modifications, will come into force during 2019.

Barilla Canada is seeking authorization for a class action against the Italian pasta giant for misleading advertising.

On June 5, 2024, the Competition Bureau (the "Bureau") announced that they had come to an agreement with Sirius XM Canada, a Canadian broadcasting company which distributes the American satellite...

With the recent personal data management scandals, the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), effective as of May 25 of this year, is timely, at least for EU residents.

Le 5 juin 2024, le Bureau de la concurrence Canada (le « Bureau ») a annoncé avoir conclu un accord avec Sirius XM Canada, une société de radiodiffusion canadienne...

The Competition Bureau believes the purchase of positive feedback is no laughing matter, and reminds us that representations that a product or service is free cannot be false or misleading.

Following on from our article describing in greater detail the new obligations arising from the coming into force of the Act respecting health and social services information in Quebec and its impact on organizations in the health and social services sector...

In an earlier article (Blockchain. What is it and what are its IP issues?), we provided an introduction to blockchain technologies and explored some of the IP issues surrounding this emerging field.

Year 2023 was significantly marked by advancements in the development and use of generative artificial intelligence ("AI") systems, and 2024 is likely to be just as eventful.

Le Bureau de la concurrence n'entend pas rire avec l'achat de commentaires positifs et rappelle que les représentations de gratuité d'un produit ou d'un service ne peuvent pas être fausses ou trompeuses.

Cet article est le second d'une série de deux publications sur le thème de la nouvelle loi québécoise sur les renseignements de santé et de services sociaux.

Le 10 janvier dernier, le gouvernement du Québec a publié le projet de règlement intitulé Règlement modifiant principalement le Règlement sur la langue du commerce et des affaires.

July 1, 2024 has passed, which means that in Quebec, most of the provisions from the Act respecting health and social services information and amending various legislative provisions (the « Act ») are now in force.

On January 10th, the Quebec government published a draft regulation entitled Regulation to amend mainly the Regulation respecting the language of commerce and business.

The promise doctrine was developed and applied by Federal courts over the years in several cases to determine whether the utility requirement under section 2 of the Patent Act was met.

On June 26, 2024, the Government of Québec published the Regulation mainly amending the Regulation respecting the language of commerce and business[1] (the "Amending Regulation").