Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Laws

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.

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...

Canada's transfer pricing landscape has undergone a fundamental transformation with new rules taking effect in 2026, introducing substance-based tests and subjective comparisons that align with OECD Guidelines. How should multinational enterprises navigate these changes to ensure compliance while managing cross-border transactions involving goods, services, and intangible property within their corporate structures?

The Federal Court of Appeal examined whether McCain Foods' patent for treating vegetables using high electric fields was infringed by J.R. Simplot's pulsed electric field systems operating at significantly higher voltages. The case centered on interpreting the term "high electric field" and whether it encompassed the voltage ranges used by the defendant's technology.

Principals Ainslie Parsons and Noel Courage, along with expert international coauthors, recently contributed to an article in The Patent Lawyer Magazine examining how plant breeders and biotechs can protect...

Banks, fintech companies and payment processors who engage in R&D and file patents regarding computer-implemented inventions will want to take note of the Federal Court's Dusome v. Canada (Attorney General)..

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently released its decision in Nexus Solutions Inc. v. Krougly, addressing the ownership of copyright as between employer and employee and whether a work has been made “in the course of employment.”

An Alberta court has granted an injunction preventing a former CEO from launching an AI-enhanced education software product that competes with his previous employer's existing application. The ruling examines whether artificial intelligence enhancements alone can differentiate a new product from being considered competitive, while scrutinizing the executive's fiduciary duties and the enforceability of restrictive covenants negotiated during a business acquisition.

For World IP Day 2026, we connected with members of our Trademarks team for a short interview, reflecting on this year’s theme from the World Intellectual Property Organization – IP and Sports: Ready, Set, Innovate.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has dramatically reduced trademark examination wait times to approximately 7.2 months for applications filed in April 2026, down from delays that previously stretched multiple years.

When Taylor Swift files trademark applications to protect her brand against AI-generated imitations, it quickly becomes a trending topic. It’s Taylor Swift after all...

Canada's Federal Court has established a new framework for introducing evidence on appeal in trademark disputes following significant amendments to the Trademarks Act. The decision in Products Unlimited v. Five Seasons Comfort Limited clarifies when parties can present additional evidence beyond what was submitted to the Trademarks Opposition Board, balancing efficiency concerns with the interests of justice.