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Supreme Court To Hear Landmark Case Involving Mineral Rights And Licensing Regimes

The Supreme Court of Canada is poised to hear a case that will affect the future of mining and natural resource projects in British Columbia and across Canada. For participants in British Columbia's mining industry...

Canada Government

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Bennett Jones LLP

Adeia Guides Inc v Videotron Ltd: Infringement Through Common Design – A Canadian First

A Canadian Federal Court has established groundbreaking precedent by holding a party liable for patent infringement under the doctrine of common design, even though the actual technology developer was not named as a defendant.

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Smart & Biggar

Contrefaçon Par Intention Commune Dans L’affaire Adeia Guides Inc C Vidéotron Ltée : Une Première Au Canada

Dans la plus récente affaire de la campagne menée par Adeia Guides Inc. (« Adeia », auparavant « Rovi Guides Inc ») pour faire valoir ses droits protégés par brevet à l’encontre de fournisseurs de services de câblodistribution canadiens...

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Smart & Biggar

From The Eras Tour To The End Zone To The Storefront: Managing Deepfakes With A Thoughtful Trademark Strategy

As generative AI makes it increasingly difficult to distinguish real from synthetic content, deepfakes pose mounting risks to high-profile figures and brands across sports, entertainment, and franchising.

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Dale & Lessmann LLP

Have Your Say – Part 1: Canadian Patent Office Seeking Input On Expedited Examination

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Torys LLP

Reaping Your Crop: Damages For Infringement Under Canada’s Plant Breeders’ Rights Act Granted For The First Time

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Torys LLP

Facing The Music: Copyright Controversy In Olympic Figure Skating

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Understanding IP Infringement Risk In Typeface Use In AI-Generated Content

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Licence To Film: Surveillance In Accident Benefits Claims (Video)

SB

SBA Lawyers LLP

Fragmented And Shifting CRISPR Patent Landscape: Global Proceedings And The Patent Pool Solution

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Gowling WLG

No Cherry Picking Here: Canadian Cherry Patent Victory In U.S. Agribusiness Intellectual Property Case

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Fasken

Licensing vs. Franchising: Understanding The Difference In Ontario

Pacific Legal PC

IP Licensing Primer Part Four: Payment And Quality Control

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

IP Licensing Primer Part Three: Term And Termination

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

2026 Update On Trends In Indigenous Equity Investments In Canada

Canada Government

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Fasken

How To Meet The Very High Bar For Establishing And Maintaining Canadian-Controlled Private Corporation (CCPC) Status, Plus Corporate And Tax Implications Of Share Transfer

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

How To Master The 24-Month Holding Period Requirement For QSBC Shares And Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption In Canada

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

A Guide To Canadian Corporate Dividend Tax Strategy

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

What Do I Need To Know About Contingent Value Rights?

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

IP Assets: A Guide To Maximizing Your Portfolio's Value

Intellectual property is a key asset of most businesses, yet IP rights are often underutilized or misunderstood as a business asset.

GW

Gowling WLG

Licensing Partnerships In Life Sciences: Emerging And Expected Trends In 2025

With the year well underway, it's an opportune time to examine the emerging and expected trends in 2025 for licensing partnerships in the life sciences industry.

Canada Healthcare

GW

Gowling WLG

Celebrating World IP Day 2025

For World IP Day 2025, we connected with members of our Trademarks & Copyright team for a short interview, reflecting on this year's theme from the World Intellectual Property Organization...

SB

Smart & Biggar

Mattel Reclaims DC Toys: A Plastic Resurrection Worthy Of A Reboot

There's a new comeback story in town, and it's about as dramatic as a Snyder Cut reveal. Mattel has successfully clawed back the lucrative rights to make DC-themed action...

NL

Nelligan Law

Sole Searching: Finding The Perfect Intellectual Property License

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Dentons Canada LLP

Data Licensing: Best Practices For Licensing Your Business Data

Brion Raffoul

IP Licensing Primer Part Two: Reaping The Benefits

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Intellectual Property Primer Part One: What Parties Should Know & Avoid During Licensing

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Essential Tips For Licensing Your Brand!

Brion Raffoul

Another Resounding Victory For The Educational Sector Against Access Copyright

RB

Richards Buell Sutton LLP

Power Up Your IP Assets - Ten Rules Ceos Need To Know

GW

Gowling WLG

The Legal Ballet Of Parody And Licensing In Spaceballs

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Nelligan Law

How To Slice Through Trademark Challenges: Key Takeaways For Proper Trademark Licensing

SB

Smart & Biggar

Intellectual Property Ontario (IPON) Now Accepting Applications To Fund Ontario Innovators

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Power Up Your IP Assets - Ten Rules Ceos Need To Know

In today's knowledge-based economy, intangible assets account for as much as 90% of a business's value. For instance, Disney's market capitalisation was once estimated at $52 billion USD, with $47 billion (90%)...

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Gowling WLG

The Legal Ballet Of Parody And Licensing In Spaceballs

In the vast cosmos of cinematic hilarity, "Spaceballs" emerges as a timeless interstellar spoof, navigating the galaxies of parody with a comical finesse that leaves audiences in stitches.

NL

Nelligan Law

How To Slice Through Trademark Challenges: Key Takeaways For Proper Trademark Licensing

Licensing trademarks in Canada can be beneficial to a trademark owner when done properly, including providing a potentially powerful source of revenue.

SB

Smart & Biggar

Intellectual Property Ontario (IPON) Now Accepting Applications To Fund Ontario Innovators

Applications are now open for Intellectual Property Ontario's expanded intellectual property funding and education programs aimed at helping Ontario-based entrepreneurs...

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Canadian Industrial Design Fees Are Increasing In 2024: Consider Paying Fees In Advance

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Don't Lose Your Cover: The Dangers Of Naked Licensing And Trademark Abandonment

From the Dr. Seuss animated series on Netflix to the business empire of a child YouTuber, the business prowess of successful mass licensing deals cannot be understated.

MG

Minden Gross LLP

Business Founder Required To Disgorge Profits From Competing Powder-coating Business

One of the essential obligations of someone who enters into a business venture with other shareholders of a small corporation is to refrain from engaging in a competing business...

Canada Commercial

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Bar Exam Breach: Law Society Of Ontario Moves Ahead With Claim While Affected Candidates Are Left On Outside Looking In

The LSO is the gatekeeper to anyone wishing to become a lawyer in Ontario.

Canada Litigation

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Scaling And Commercialising Strategies: Key Forms Of Agreement

Vivian Desmonts (VD): Let us start with standard non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). These are something that companies will easily think of

GW

Gowling WLG

Licensing Of COVID-19 Diagnostic IP To Facilitate Fast Access In The Third World

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Smart & Biggar

Medicines Patent Pool Gets Big Wins In Accessing Breakthrough COVID-19 Drugs For The Third World

SB

Smart & Biggar

Vizio Sued For Breach Of Copyleft Open-Source Software License

SB

Smart & Biggar

Highest Paid In The Afterlife: How Licensing Gives Value To Legacies

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Minden Gross LLP

CanExport Innovation Program Covers Intellectual Property Related Activities For Foreign R&D And Licensing Endeavours

SB

Smart & Biggar

What Software Developers (And Their Clients) Should Know Before Signing A Software Development Agreement

SL

Segev LLP

Influencers In Toronto: Spotlight On Natalie Rizkalla-Kamel (Video)

Canada Cannabis

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Gowling WLG

The Future Of Agribusiness: Integrating AI Into Traditional Farming Operations

Canada Technology

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

The Cost Of Copying Photographs From The Internet Just Got Higher

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Cassels

Direct Sales In Canada: Understanding Not For Resale Myths

Canada Anti-trust

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Siskinds LLP

CIPO Pandemic Response: Update June 1, 2020

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

CIPO Pandemic Response: Update May 15, 2020*

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

With Great IP Comes Great Responsibility - Developing And Deploying IP In The Public Interest During COVID-19 (Licensing Remdesivir)

Canada Healthcare

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Smart & Biggar

Federal Court Of Appeal Decides Users Can Opt-out Of Board Sanctioned Copyright Tariffs

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

10 Key Intellectual Property (IP) Licensing Agreement Terms

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McInnes Cooper

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Licence To Film: Surveillance In Accident Benefits Claims (Video)

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SBA Lawyers LLP

Influencers In Toronto: Spotlight On Natalie Rizkalla-Kamel (Video)

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Gowling WLG

The Value Of Intellectual Property: Innovating Remote Signing Of Legal Documents

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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

IP License Agreements: Common Issues And Solutions

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Gowling WLG

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