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The fair use doctrine in copyright law has been a hot topic in recent years in response to the rapid rise and development of generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems.

L'évolution de la technologie de l'intelligence artificielle (« IA ») entraîne des changements considérables dans bien des secteurs au Canada...

In the recent judgment of Tiger Pictures Entertainment Ltd ("Tiger Pictures") v. Encore Films Pte Ltd ("Encore Films"), the General Division of the High Court...

After years of preparation and a decidedly rocky start to ICANN’s New gTLD Program due to a glitch in the gTLD application system, the applications are in, and ICANN will soon begin evaluating the TLD candidates.

Over the last couple of years, it has become clear that Trademark and Copyright owners have a tense relationship with the Internet Service Providers.

Under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), there can be a relatively fine line between the permissible use of an acronym as a domain name and the impermissible use of a trademark.

江蘇省政府はこのほど、「江蘇省ビジネス環境最適化行動計画（2025年版）」（以下「計画」）を発表した。

山東省第14期人民代表...

2025年4月21日，最高人民法院发布...

On June 8, 2012, Genentech’s lawsuit seeking a declaration that US Patent No. 6,733,752 was invalid and not-infringed by Genentech’s trastuzumab product (HERCEPTIN).

Health Canada specifically contemplates certain proteins as SEBs in its Guidance, although Health Canada has not limited SEBs to only particular classes of drugs.

On May 23, 2012, the Federal Court held that Merck Frosst Canada Ltd. ("Merck") is liable to Apotex Inc. ("Apotex") for damages under section 8 of the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations (the "Regulations"), but exercised its discretion to reduce the amount of compensation payable based on a defence of ex turpi causa.