Officer and director liability for cybersecurity breaches: Canadian implications of the SolarWinds case
Facts With the continued prevalence of cybersecurity threats and the many times associated consequences of business interruption, reputational damage, personal data breaches, disclosure of confidential and proprietary information, as well as loss of revenue, it comes as no surprise that […]
L’Office de la propriété intellectuelle du Canada (« OPIC ») fixe de nouvelles normes de service pour l’examen des marques de commerce dans le but de réduire les retards dans les poursuites
En date du 1er janvier 2024, l’OPIC a adopté de nouvelles normes de service pour l’examen des demandes d’enregistrement de marques de commerce au Canada. Ces nouvelles normes de service visent à réduire considérablement les délais d’examen des demandes et à améliorer […]
ElevateIP: Everything you need to know about Canada’s newest funding program for Canadian startups
On November 23, 2023, the ElevateIP program launched in Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan with the overarching goal of growing Canada’s economy by helping businesses innovate, protect and commercialize their intellectual property (IP). What is ElevateIP? ElevateIP is a federally funded […]
Intellectual Property Ontario (IPON) now accepting applications to fund Ontario innovators
Applications are now open for Intellectual Property Ontario’s (IPON’s) expanded intellectual property (IP) funding and education programs aimed at helping Ontario-based entrepreneurs, researchers and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) protect and commercialize their IP. What is IPON? IPON is […]
Government of Canada launches public consultation on the implications of generative artificial intelligence on copyright
On October 12, 2023, the Government of Canada launched an online, public consultation regarding Copyright in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI). (Read the consultation paper.) A similar consultation was conducted by the Government of Canada in 2021; however, […]
U.S. Court holds that AI generated works cannot be copyrighted: Implications for AI generated works in Canada
Case Summary: Thaler v Perlmutter In a decision rendered on August 18, 2023 in the case of Thaler v. Perlmutter (“Thaler”), the U.S. District Court (for the District of Columbia) held that the U.S. Copyright Act requires human authorship and […]
Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) to significantly increase official fees on January 1, 2024
On January 1, 2024, the majority of official fees charged by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) will increase by 25% above the January 2024 CPI inflation adjustment. Fee Changes The fee increases will apply across the board (with limited […]
David Schnurr shares what companies need to know about IP in David Johnston Research + Technology Park article
David Johnston Research + Technology Park Tenant Stories
David Schnurr shares why startups need to get an early start on their patent strategy to protect their product, their company and to stay competitive in the long run. “There is a great deal to understand, such as the rules […]
CIPO announces expedited examination process and other measures to improve Canadian trademark examination timelines
In an effort to address significant trademark prosecution delays, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) issued two key Practice Notices on May 3, 2021. In the first Practice Notice (Requests for expedited examination), CIPO announced that it will accept requests […]
IT service and infrastructure providers beware: Key guidance released by the CRTC regarding liability of intermediaries for CASL breaches
Background On November 5, 2018, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) issued new guidance for assessing intermediary liability under Section 9 of CASL. This guidance follows Notices of Violation issued by the CRTC on July 11, 2018 to Sunlight […]
