Canadian Technology & IP Law

July 1, 2017 is not only Canada’s 150th birthday -- it is also marks three years since Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) has been in force.  While Canadian businesses are unlikely to celebrate the latter anniversary with barbecues... Read more

Using, developing, and distributing open source software (OSS) can help stimulate innovation, harness collective expertise, and promote interoperable programs and standards. OSS can also be problematic if incorporated into commercial software, as demonstrated... Read more

Late last month, the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) released FinTech Developments in the Insurance Industry ("the Report"), an interesting, thoughtful and important analysis of how the growth of FinTech (financial technology)... Read more

Michael Decicco and Wesley Ng co-authored “Outsourcing: Canada Overview” for Practical Law Review, published by Thomson Reuters. The practice note provides a high level overview of outsourcing in Canada, including topics such as legal and regulatory... Read more

The Federal Court’s decision in the consolidated proceedings of Bayer Inc. v Cobalt Pharmaceuticals Company  offers useful guidance as to the precedential value of proceedings under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations (PM(NOC))... Read more

Previously-announced amendments to the regulations  under the  Charter of the French Language (the Charter) regarding exterior signs and posters have been adopted (Amended Regulations)  and are coming into force on November 24,... Read more

In the first case considered by the appointed members of the CRTC under Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL), the Commission has significantly reduced the size of the penalty previously issued by staff, potentially raising questions about the appropriateness... Read more

In the fifth, and most recent, enforcement decision relating to compliance with Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation, the CRTC has announced that Kellogg Canada has voluntarily entered into an undertaking respecting alleged non-compliance, which includes... Read more

On July 12, 2016, the European Commission (Commission) formally adopted the EU-US Privacy Shield (Privacy Shield) by issuing its adequacy decision, providing a new structure for cross-border data transfers from the European Union (EU) to the United States.... Read more