In McCain Foods Limited v J.R. Simplot Company (2025 FC 1078), the Federal Court of Canada found that the Defendant’s use of pulsed electric fields (PEF) to pretreat potatoes before further processing into French fries did...more
Businesses can prevent third parties from misusing their valuable and commercially sensitive business information and trade secrets through contracts and the common law in Canada....more
9/11/2024
/ Breach of Confidence ,
Canada ,
Confidential Information ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventions ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Patent Applications ,
Patents ,
Trade Secrets
It has been said that Instagram, YouTube and blogging represent the height of creative self-expression on the Internet. However, if a brand has sponsored an individual’s content, then the claim to self-expression has its...more
3/28/2019
/ Ad Standards Canada ,
Advertising ,
Canada ,
Competition Act ,
Corporate Branding ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
False Advertising ,
Fashion Branding ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hashtags ,
Influencers ,
Marketing ,
Misleading Statements ,
Social Media
On October 29, 2018, the Canadian Government introduced Bill C-86, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures. Bill C-86 is omnibus legislation,...more