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Brand Protection Online: Enforcement Options For Domain Name Takedowns

When a trademark is used in a domain name without authorization, it can lead to consumer confusion, reputational damage, and lost business opportunities.

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Smart & Biggar

University Tech Transfer For Startups

Startups navigating university technology transfer face complex challenges in structuring IP rights, managing stakeholder relationships, and negotiating commercialization agreements. This webinar explores practical strategies for engaging with tech transfer offices, from understanding IP policies and grant funding terms to identifying critical negotiation points and potential pitfalls in the transfer process.

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Not So Nominal: Damages Available For Brand Owners Facing Evasive Counterfeiters

Companies invest significant resources in building consumer awareness and goodwill in their brands. Over time, strong brands come to represent more than just a product name or logo; they may signal a certain level of quality, reliability, trustworthiness and prestige to consumers. Brands develop consumer recognition with substantial investments in product development, marketing and customer service.

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Smart & Biggar

Contrefaçon Par Intention Commune Dans L’affaire Adeia Guides Inc C Vidéotron Ltée : Une Première Au Canada

Dans la plus récente affaire de la campagne menée par Adeia Guides Inc. (« Adeia », auparavant « Rovi Guides Inc ») pour faire valoir ses droits protégés par brevet à l’encontre de fournisseurs de services de câblodistribution canadiens...

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Smart & Biggar

Adeia Guides Inc v Videotron Ltd: Infringement Through Common Design – A Canadian First

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Smart & Biggar

Federal Court Grants Leave To Introduce Evidence Of Use On Appeal And Partially Reinstates Expunged Trademark Registration

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Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP

Old Brand, New Problems? Nike’s Attempt To Revive "Total 90” Soccer Cleats

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Goodmans LLP

A Strategic Guide To IPON: How Ontario Innovators Can Protect, Commercialize And Fund Their IP (And What’s New In 2026)

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Miller Thomson LLP

Dormant DINs Revisited: MFN Pricing And The Evolving Impacts On Canada’s Patent Linkage Regime

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Fasken

Paul Bain And Ciara Halloran Wrote The Canadian Chapter, "The Legal Regulation Of Art In Canada: Copyright, Moral Rights, And Cultural Property," For The International Publication, Art Law: A Practitioner's Guide To Art Law Around The World.

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

Think You Own Everything Your Employees Create? The Ontario Court Of Appeal Says Otherwise

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Torkin Manes LLP

Don’t Get Red-Carded: The FIFA Compliance Rules That Could Derail Your FIFA World Cup 2026™ Marketing

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WeirFoulds LLP

Same Defence, Better Facts: Federal Court Allows Amendments To Bolster Prior Use Allegation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

SCAMS, SCAMS, SCAMS: None Are Good, All Are Bad

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McMillan LLP

A Guide To Canadian Corporate Dividend Tax Strategy

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Should You Incorporate? The Tax Advantages Of A Canadian-Controlled Private Corporation (CCPC)

Canada Commercial

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Devry Smith Frank LLP

What Do I Need To Know About Contingent Value Rights?

Canada Commercial

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Closing The Loophole On Indirect Trust Transfers And The 21-Year Deemed Disposition Rule: New Measure In Budget 2025

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Smith v. The King – Missed The Deadline To Object To A CRA Tax Reassessment? What The Tax Court Requires To Grant An Extension Of Time

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

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Paul Bain And Ciara Halloran Wrote The Canadian Chapter, "The Legal Regulation Of Art In Canada: Copyright, Moral Rights, And Cultural Property," For The International Publication, Art Law: A Practitioner's Guide To Art Law Around The World.

Paul Bain and Ciara Halloran wrote the Canadian chapter for the international publication, Art Law: A Practitioner's Guide to Art Law Around the World, released earlier this month.

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

Think You Own Everything Your Employees Create? The Ontario Court Of Appeal Says Otherwise

The Ontario Court of Appeal's recent decision in Nexus Solutions Inc. v. Krougly examines when employers automatically own copyright in works created by their employees.

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Torkin Manes LLP

Don’t Get Red-Carded: The FIFA Compliance Rules That Could Derail Your FIFA World Cup 2026™ Marketing

Toronto and Vancouver are about to be on the global stage during the FIFA World Cup 2026™, and we anticipate that the attention won’t stop at the stadiums and official fan zones.

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WeirFoulds LLP

From The Eras Tour To The End Zone To The Storefront: Managing Deepfakes With A Thoughtful Trademark Strategy

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Dale & Lessmann LLP

UK Update On Copyright In The Age Of Generative Artificial Intelligence

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Cassels

Employer Or Employee: Who Owns The Copyright?

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Cassels

Celebrating World IP Day 2026

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Smart & Biggar

Alberta Court Grants Injunction To Prevent Former CEO From Launching A Competing AI-Enhanced Product

Canada Technology

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MLT Aikins LLP

Trademarks For Businesses – Part 1: Understanding What A Trademark Is

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Smart & Biggar

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Licensing & Syndication

Adeia Guides Inc v Videotron Ltd: Infringement Through Common Design – A Canadian First

A Canadian Federal Court has established groundbreaking precedent by holding a party liable for patent infringement under the doctrine of common design, even though the actual technology developer was not named as a defendant.

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Smart & Biggar

Contrefaçon Par Intention Commune Dans L’affaire Adeia Guides Inc C Vidéotron Ltée : Une Première Au Canada

Dans la plus récente affaire de la campagne menée par Adeia Guides Inc. (« Adeia », auparavant « Rovi Guides Inc ») pour faire valoir ses droits protégés par brevet à l’encontre de fournisseurs de services de câblodistribution canadiens...

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Smart & Biggar

From The Eras Tour To The End Zone To The Storefront: Managing Deepfakes With A Thoughtful Trademark Strategy

As generative AI makes it increasingly difficult to distinguish real from synthetic content, deepfakes pose mounting risks to high-profile figures and brands across sports, entertainment, and franchising.

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Dale & Lessmann LLP

Facing The Music: Copyright Controversy In Olympic Figure Skating

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Understanding IP Infringement Risk In Typeface Use In AI-Generated Content

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Bennett Jones LLP

Licence To Film: Surveillance In Accident Benefits Claims (Video)

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SBA Lawyers LLP

Fragmented And Shifting CRISPR Patent Landscape: Global Proceedings And The Patent Pool Solution

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Gowling WLG

No Cherry Picking Here: Canadian Cherry Patent Victory In U.S. Agribusiness Intellectual Property Case

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Fasken

Licensing vs. Franchising: Understanding The Difference In Ontario

Pacific Legal PC

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Patent

Contrefaçon Par Intention Commune Dans L’affaire Adeia Guides Inc C Vidéotron Ltée : Une Première Au Canada

Dans la plus récente affaire de la campagne menée par Adeia Guides Inc. (« Adeia », auparavant « Rovi Guides Inc ») pour faire valoir ses droits protégés par brevet à l’encontre de fournisseurs de services de câblodistribution canadiens...

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Smart & Biggar

Adeia Guides Inc v Videotron Ltd: Infringement Through Common Design – A Canadian First

A Canadian Federal Court has established groundbreaking precedent by holding a party liable for patent infringement under the doctrine of common design, even though the actual technology developer was not named as a defendant.

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Smart & Biggar

Dormant DINs Revisited: MFN Pricing And The Evolving Impacts On Canada’s Patent Linkage Regime

Developments since then, including renewed U.S. attention to most‑favored‑nation (“MFN”) drug pricing have heightened the legal and policy concerns associated with that notice. In our view, those concerns merit renewed scrutiny.

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Fasken

A Strategic Guide To IPON: How Ontario Innovators Can Protect, Commercialize And Fund Their IP (And What’s New In 2026)

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Miller Thomson LLP

Same Defence, Better Facts: Federal Court Allows Amendments To Bolster Prior Use Allegation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

SCAMS, SCAMS, SCAMS: None Are Good, All Are Bad

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McMillan LLP

Critical Minerals, Defence Demand, And The Quiet Rise Of IP Risk In Canada’s Supply Chain Strategy

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Marks & Clerk

FCA Upholds Finding Of Non-Infringement For Frozen French Fries Patent

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Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP

Fintech Patents: Allowance Trends At The Canadian Patent Appeal Board

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Bennett Jones LLP

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Trade Secrets

Critical Minerals, Defence Demand, And The Quiet Rise Of IP Risk In Canada’s Supply Chain Strategy

Critical Minerals are playing an increasingly important role in the Canadian economy, not only as a significant income generator or, undeniably, from a defence standpoint...

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Marks & Clerk

Data Is A Key Resource For The Future Of Mining - And IP Strategy Is Key For Commercialization

The mining industry’s move toward autonomous and semi‑autonomous operations is already underway, but it is now entering a new phase and the industry is taking notice.

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Marks & Clerk

AI Generated "Slop" And Overreliance On Summaries: How IP Value Gets Diluted

This AI Insights Quick Read series examines a growing risk for innovation-driven businesses: how routine generative AI use can weaken confidentiality, compromise legal review, and erode the value of intellectual property.

Canada Technology

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Bennett Jones LLP

US v Heppner’s Lessons For Canada: AI Use, Confidentiality And IP Exposure

Canada Technology

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Bennett Jones LLP

Best Practices In Determining A Transfer Price: 2026 Transfer Pricing Guide – Part 1

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Launch And Protect: The Role Of Intellectual Property In The Canadian Space Sector

Canada Transport

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Gowling WLG

From Farm To Fund: A Practical Guide To Canadian Agritech M&A

Canada Commercial

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Miller Thomson LLP

Under The Hood: How Defence Startups Really Protect IP

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Canadian Trade Secrets: Year In Review 2025

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Cassels

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Latest Videos

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Who Has The Rights To Your Voice On A Podcast?

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Licence To Film: Surveillance In Accident Benefits Claims (Video)

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SBA Lawyers LLP

Is Your Song Ready For A TV Or Film Placement? — Pitfalls To Avoid (Video)

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Edwards Creative Law

The YouTube-ification Of Canadian Copyright Law (Video)

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Procido LLP

Law Talk Season 2 Episode 03: Business Law - Naming Your Business (Video)

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FH&P Lawyers

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