Gowling WLG's Global Unauthorised Goods & Brand Enforcement Task Force have launched an autumn webinar series that examines a number of key topics - all with a focus on helping you better protect your brand.

The Court of Appeal for British Columbia has issued an injunction restraining a party from using its competitor's trademarks in its keyword advertising.

We previously reported on important changes the recently signed Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union requires Canada to make to its Patent Act and Trade-marks Act.

For the first time in more than 15 years the Federal Court of Appeal has upheld an interlocutory injunction in a trademark infringement case, significantly modifying the stringent test for irreparable harm.

In January 2015, portions of the Canadian Combating Counterfeit Products Act ("CCPA") came into force enabling IP rights holders to record their copyright and registered trademark rights with the Canada Border Services Agency ("CBSA") in an effort to stop counterfeit goods before they enter the Canadian market.

In a decision believed to be the largest award in Canada to date for copyright infringement, the Federal Court of Canada has awarded over $10 million to Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation for copyright infringement of its The Simpsons and Family Guy television programs.

On September 29, 2011, the federal government introduced Bill C-11, "An Act to Amend the Copyright Act", also known as the Copyright Modernization Act.