Intellectual Property
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April 01, 2025
Stomping out the competition: Can shoes be art?
Recently, the makers of iconic footwear from the 1970s and ’80s, including Birkenstock and Crocs, have been trying to extend protection for their footwear past the expiry of rights arising from industrial designs.
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April 01, 2025
Law schools, students need to prep for AI in profession: scholar
With the increased use of artificial intelligence in the legal profession, law schools need to consider new forms of education and a revamp in guidance when it comes to students’ career paths, says a scholar.
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March 31, 2025
Proposed national class action alleges Apple misled consumers about AI capabilities of iPhone 16
A Burnaby, B.C.-based law firm has launched a proposed national class-action lawsuit against tech giant Apple Inc. and its Markham, Ont.-based Canadian subsidiary, Apple Canada Inc., alleging the companies falsely advertised that their iPhone 16 has advanced artificial intelligence (AI) features that it does not actually possess.
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March 31, 2025
Lenczner Slaght welcomes new partners in construction and intellectual property
Lenczner Slaght has announced that two of its litigators, Aaron Grossman and Martin Brandsma, have been promoted to the partnership.
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March 31, 2025
Rise of the product counsel | Laura Sulymosi
Since graduating from law school in 2007, I’ve worked in every conceivable setting in the legal profession. I’ve worked in law firms of all sizes, dabbled with government roles, supported a startup (a mid-size technology and business consulting company), and now, Telus Health. Clearly, I thrive on variety.
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March 28, 2025
Canadian legal groups and regulators slam Trump administration’s ‘attacks’ on U.S. judiciary and bar
Canadian bar groups and the country’s 14 legal regulators are condemning the new U.S. administration’s “attacks” on American legal institutions. The concerns of Canada’s legal community were sparked recently by various calls from U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies to impeach judges who have not ruled in favour of the Republican administration’s actions, as well as by presidential executive orders and negative statements targeting individual lawyers and law firms, the immigration bar and so-called “Big Law” in the United States.
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March 27, 2025
Coping with the implied undertaking rule
Recent decisions in the Federal Court deal with the scope of the implied undertaking rule.
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March 25, 2025
Borden Ladner Gervais adds new partner
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) has welcomed Noelle Engle-Hardy to the firm as partner in its intellectual property group.
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March 24, 2025
Maple-washing: Regulatory and civil liability risks of calling a product Canadian
Canadian consumers are increasingly eager to support domestic products and are therefore scrutinizing product labels more than ever before. Meanwhile, Canadian businesses are working to meet the growing demand for Canadian-made products. While origin claims about products are generally voluntary, there can be significant legal risks from both regulators and civil claimants if those claims are false or misleading.
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March 20, 2025
Strict government regulations on AI could diminish benefits, warns report
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) will raise living standards and is likely to contribute to net job creation, but those benefits could be reduced by over-regulation, predicts a new report by the conservative public policy think-tank the Fraser Institute,