Warning For Businesses: Companies Can be Liable for Tort of Bribery Even if They Did Not Intend to Pay or Receive a Bribe
Apr 12, 2024Businesses with a duty to provide impartial advice must take steps to ensure the payments they make or receive are not later interpreted as bribes.
How to do it Right: Legal Necessities of Launching a Tech Start-up
Apr 8, 2024An overview of the necessary legal components of tech start-ups.
Behind the Screen: Navigating Law Enforcement Requests Post R v. Bykovets
Mar 22, 2024Implications for law enforcement and private online companies responding to law enforcement requests for IP address information following R v. Bykovets.
A Word of Caution: Company Liable for Misrepresentations Made by Chatbot
Mar 4, 2024Tribunal finds that a website chatbot is not a separate legal entity and holds company liable for the chatbot's misrepresentations.
The “Due Care” Standard for Payment of Annual Patent Maintenance Fees
Feb 28, 2024In Taillefer v. Canada (AG), the Federal Court considered the scope of the “due care” standard regarding the payment of annual patent maintenance fees.
2024 Update: Risks of Anonymized and Aggregated Data
Feb 21, 2024The ability to glean personal information from both anonymized and aggregated data creates a risk of re-identification.
Defending Dignity in the Dawn of Deepfakes
Feb 16, 2024On January 29, 2024, in an era dominated by digital connectivity and rapid technological advancements, BC's Intimate Images Protection Act comes into force.
Empowering Canadian Innovation: CIPO and TCS Join Forces to Boost IP Support for Canadian Entities
Feb 12, 2024CIPO and the TCS announced a collaboration on promoting the awareness and use of intellectual property among Canadian SMEs, academia, and innovators.
CIPO and INPI-Brazil Collaborate in the Patent Prosecution Highway Program
Feb 8, 2024Details and implications of CIPO and INPI-Brazil entering into a bilateral Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Agreement.
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