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Torys LLP
While ESG-type metrics continue to form part of fund sponsor and institutional investor decision-making criteria, we think appetite is decreasing for any actual...
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
On March 20, 2024, the Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs tabled Bill C-65: An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (Bill) in the House of Commons.
Aird & Berlis LLP
In the rapidly evolving landscape of digital content creation and influencer marketing, advertisers are faced with many legal considerations that can significantly impact their success and protect their interests.
Cassels
Ontario's rules relating to the use of athletes and social media influencers in the advertising of Internet gaming (iGaming) have now officially changed. On February 28, 2024...
Gowling WLG
In January 2024, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled against a Calvin Klein advert featuring FKA Twigs as part of its 'Calvins or nothing' campaign.
Bennett Jones LLP
On August 29, 2023, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) announced amendments to its Standards for Internet Gaming...
Goodmans LLP
Outdoor apparel company Arc'teryx Equipment successfully obtained an interlocutory injunction against Adidas Canada, restraining Adidas from using the name "TERREX"...
Wildeboer Dellelce LLP
Effective February 28, 2024, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario ("AGCO") has amended the Registrar's Standards for Internet Gaming (the "Registrar's Standards")...
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
On February 28, 2024, amendments to the Registrar Standards for Internet Gaming (Amended Standards) took effect. The Amended Standards prohibit the use of athletes and restrict...
Gowling WLG
Beginning February 28, 2024, gaming operators in Ontario will have to rethink their marketing and advertising strategies.
Aird & Berlis LLP
In Canada, simple and inexpensive trademark expungement proceedings are available to cancel trademarks that are not in use for more than three years.
Bereskin & Parr LLP
In review, 2023 emerged as a notable year in comparative advertising law, and a year prompting unease among businesses operating in Quebec as they grappled with understanding and complying with Quebec's...
Miller Thomson LLP
As influencer marketing continues to grow in popularity as a method of brand promotion and advertising, Ad Standards has recognized this trend and recently...
Fillmore Riley
Made in Canada and Product of Canada claims can set your product apart. Knowing the rules around their use and how to obtain them could provide the marketing and advertising edge your business needs.
Taylor McCaffrey
One of the most important cases to come out of 2023 in Canada examined a rarely litigated provision of Canada's Trademarks Act (the "Act"): section 22. In Energizer Brands...
Nelligan Law
Nowhere is this advice more relevant than in the world of cosmetics. While we all appreciate a good bargain, the allure of an unbelievably low price often masks hidden dangers.
Miller Thomson LLP
Dans notre publication du 6 juin 2022, nous faisions état du projet de loi 96, intitulé Loi sur la langue officielle et commune du Québec, le français (le « projet de loi 96 »), sanctionné...
Miller Thomson LLP
On June 6, 2022, we published an article on Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec ("Bill 96"), which received assent on June 1, 2022.
Smart & Biggar
2023 was an active year in Canadian trademark law. Canadian Courts addressed a wide range of issues, from licensing to comparative advertising to co-branding.
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
In its latest draft Statement of Priorities, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) indicated some concerns with advice being provided by order execution only firms, and stated that information shared online...
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