Downloaders Beware! Federal Court Orders Disclosure of Internet Subscriber IDs
Voltage Pictures LLC v. Does, 2014 FC 161, marks a new chapter in the tenuous relationship between copyright, technology and privacy. In what is a ... Continued
Patent Prosecution Highway Revisited
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) has started 2014 off on an international foot by announcing its involvement in a new Global Patent Prosecution Highway ... Continued
Patentability of Computer-Implemented and Medical Use Inventions in Canada
As reported in the December 2010 and October 2011 editions of Knowledge Bytes, the patentability of computer-implemented inventions continues to be uncertain in Canada, as ... Continued
New Generic Top Level Domains and the Trademark Clearinghouse – What You Need to Know / What You Need to Do
As readers of our newsletter will know from our June 2011 edition, the world is entering into a period of great change in the internet ... Continued
Preparing for Canada’s Anti-Spam Law
Canada’s anti-spam legislation was introduced in 2010, but its commencement date has been delayed while the Regulations under the Act are being finalized. The official ... Continued
2013 – A New Year Rings in with a New Copyright Landscape in Canada
2012 proved to be a very important year of change in Canadian copyright law. As summarized in the July 2012 edition of Knowledge Bytes, the ... Continued
Jeff Morton joins the Technology and IP Practice Groups
Clark Wilson LLP is pleased to announce that Jeff Morton has joined our Technology and Intellectual Property Practice Groups, bolstering our ability to service clients ... Continued
No Quid Means No Quo – Supreme Court of Canada Invalidates Patent
On November 8, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) released its decision in Teva Canada Ltd. v. Pfizer Canada Inc., 2012 SCC 60, which ... Continued
Update on .CA Domain Names
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (“CIRA”) is scheduled to allow registration of .CA Internationalized Domain Names (“IDNs”) in January 2013. .CA IDNs will use French ... Continued
Canada’s Supreme Court delivers 5 key copyright decisions
2012 has already been an extremely significant year for Canadian copyright law. First, on June 29, after seven years of tabled bills, public consultations (and ... Continued
SPECIAL REPORT: Have You Heard The News? Applications to Protect Sounds as Trade-marks Now Accepted in Canada
In a reversal of its long held position, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has announced that it is now accepting applications to register sounds ... Continued
Hyperlinking on the Internet Not Defamatory
The Supreme Court of Canada has now made clear that the use of hyperlinks to defamatory content on the Internet does not itself amount to ... Continued