Intellectual Property
-
January 23, 2025
SCC judge’s 13-year track record shows concern for fairness, privacy rights & access to justice
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Andromache Karakatsanis rarely attracts headlines, but her low public profile belies her impact on the legal landscape over the past 13 years in judgments that enforced the Charter rights of Canadians and pushed to expand access to justice, court watchers say.
-
January 24, 2025
Exclusive: SCC’s Karakatsanis J. says job is ‘so extraordinary, it’s hard to think about doing anything else’
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Andromache Karakatsanis has seen many changes at the court since she was appointed in 2011 but its recent historic transformation into a fully bilingual female-majority court is “fantastic,” she says.
-
January 22, 2025
Key trademark decisions in 2024
2024 was a better year for trademark owners and their advisors. The impact of the pandemic is behind us, and the processing delays in the Trademark Office are significantly improved.
-
January 21, 2025
Study: Rising markups and profitability signal growing market power among Canadian firms
Average markups and profitability at Canadian firms rose significantly between 2001 and 2019, signalling a decline in competitive intensity across industries and an increase in market power, according to a paper by the Competition Bureau.
-
January 21, 2025
Notable copyright decisions in 2024, part four
A summary of notable copyright decisions is set out below. It was another busy year.
-
January 20, 2025
Gowling WLG appoints new leader of patent group in Canada
Christopher Bown has been appointed national leader of Gowling WLG’s patent group in Canada succeeding John Harris, the firm announced.
-
January 20, 2025
Notable copyright decisions in 2024, part three
A summary of notable copyright decisions is set out below. It was another busy year.
-
January 17, 2025
Notable copyright decisions in 2024, part two
A summary of notable copyright decisions is set out below. It has been another busy year.
-
January 16, 2025
New intellectual property senior counsel for DLA Piper
Gunars Gaikis has joined the Toronto office of DLA Piper (Canada) LLP as senior counsel in the intellectual property and technology group.
-
January 16, 2025
In win for generic drug firms, Federal Court upholds Health Canada’s patent listing policy
The Federal Court has upheld Health Canada's decision not to retroactively change the listing date of a patent to its submission date, highlighting that patents are only added to the patent register after they are found to be eligible.