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The courtroom is arguably the most public display of the legal system in action.

Are you aspiring to become a Partner in your firm’s technology or intellectual property practice? Preparing for Partnership should start at an early stage in your career.

Data breaches are a constant threat in today’s digital world. The question is when, not if, your client is targeted.

In February 2017, the Federal Court of Canada issued interlocutory relief to the Plaintiff in Sleep Country Canada Inc. v. Sears Canada Inc., a trademark case.

A new sector in Canada’s economy is opening with cannabis legalization. Protecting your clients’ intellectual property rights in the new marketplace is crucial with so many competitors vying to seize market share.

Whether you represent copyright owners or those seeking to use copyrighted works, it is crucial that you are up to speed on recent developments and upcoming reform at the Copyright Board.

In September 2017, the Canadian government made substantial changes to the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations (PM(NOC)), governing pharmaceutical patent litigation, as required under the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).

The objectives of intellectual property (IP) law are often portrayed as being at odds with the objectives of competition law.

Since coming into force on July 1, 2014, Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (“CASL”) has created challenges for lawyers and their clients as they have worked to ensure compliance with the new legislation.

Significant developments in international treaties, including the seeming demise of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the (impending) provisional application of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, are generating important questions in IP law.