Canadian Technology & IP Law

On March 18, 2020, the federal Minister of Health approved the Interim Order Respecting the Importation and Sale of Medical Devices for Use in Relation to COVID-19. The Interim Order, which allows for an expedited review of Health Canada applications for... Read more

The Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal have announced temporary measures to address difficulties being encountered as a result of COVID-19, including adjournment of all non-urgent hearings and suspension of certain timelines in ongoing proceedings.  ... Read more

The Federal Court of Appeal has recently put to rest concerns about the availability of “protective orders” in IP litigation. Background In IP litigation, parties are often required to disclose confidential and commercially sensitive information... Read more

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office now limits the extensions of time available to applicants to respond to office actions. This is a significant change to Canadian trademark practice, and this article provides practical tips for managing this new... Read more

New to our roster of publications is a Lexology article on electronic commerce law in Canada. Written in Q&A format, this publication looks at key legal and regulatory requirements that apply to digital businesses in the Canadian marketplace. E-commerce... Read more

Ryan Sheahan, who advises many of our clients on intellectual property matters, recently authored a chapter on IP rights in Canadian employment contexts for a Practical Law publication by Thomson Reuters. Ryan provides an excellent overview of... Read more

An interlocutory injunction can be sought to prevent a defendant from making inroads in a market while an infringement proceeding is pending. Historically, however, interlocutory injunctions have been difficult to obtain in intellectual property cases.... Read more

IP owners have recently gained a new tool to help stop infringement on the Internet. Canada’s Federal Court has, for the first time, issued an order requiring non-party Internet service providers to block access to websites used to operate unauthorized... Read more

Patent owners should know how communications with the Patent Office (in Canada and abroad) can affect the scope of their patent rights.  Historically these communications were inadmissible in Canadian patent proceedings; but this changed last year... Read more