On November 9, 2016, final amendments to the Regulation respecting the language of commerce and business and the Regulation defining the scope of the expression "markedly predominant" for the purposes of Charter of the French Language were published.

In a unanimous and relatively short decision, the Supreme Court of Canada firmly rejected the "Promise Doctrine", which has been frequently invoked to invalidate patents on the basis of a lack of utility.

In a unanimous and relatively short decision, the Supreme Court of Canada firmly rejected the "Promise Doctrine", which has been frequently invoked to invalidate patents on the basis of a lack of utility.

"Final action" practice in Canadian patent prosecution will change when amendments to the Patent Rules come into force on December 28, 2013.

Google has been ordered by the Supreme Court of Canada to remove, or de-index, a company's website from its search results – worldwide.

The Canadian Patent Act provides a safe harbour against patent infringement for activities that are "reasonably related" to a submission for regulatory approval of a product.

In a recent decision, the Canadian Federal Court of Appeal found that the duty of good faith based on s. 73(1)(a) of the Canadian Patent Act cannot be relied upon to attack the validity of an issued patent (Corlac Inc v Weatherford Canada Ltd ("Weatherford"), 2011 FCA 228).

The Federal Court of Canada (the "Court") recently released its decision in Hilton Worldwide Holdings LLP v Miller Thomson, 2018 FC 895.

There is a new ray of hope for trademark owners with registrations covering hotel services, but without a "bricks and mortar" hotel in Canada.