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[Virtual Conference] The Legal and Regulatory Think Tank for Working with Influencers - July 16th, 9:00 am - 5:30 pm EST

Influencer marketing isn’t just a trend; it’s the new frontier of digital engagement. But with big opportunities come even bigger responsibilities (and risks). Join us for American Conference Institute and Canadian...more

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À qui appartiennent les créations générées par l’intelligence artificielle et pourquoi vous devriez vous en préoccuper

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Guillaume Lavoie Ste-Marie s'est récemment exprimé sur le thème de l'intelligence artificielle (IA) et de la protection de la PI pour les œuvres créées à l'aide de l'IA, en tant qu'invité de « Voix de la PI canadienne », un...more

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Who owns AI-generated creations – and why you should care

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Recently Guillaume Lavoie Ste-Marie spoke on the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and IP protection for AI-generated works as a guest on Canadian IP Voices, an official podcast produced by the Canadian Intellectual...more

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Pour créer, l’IA générative doit-elle obligatoirement violer des droits d’auteur?

Quelques jours à peine après le lancement de ChatGPT d’OpenAI, des millions d’utilisateurs étaient déjà en liesse. Grâce à la structure de clavardage toute simple de ChatGPT, laquelle est fondée sur des questions et des...more

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[Ongoing Program] Brands in the Metaverse: Protecting Trademarks & Copyrights Online, in Digital Media, and Beyond - September...

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The Internet has developed into an essential part of virtually every business, from online sales, to software as a service, to online marketing. This has led to a corresponding rise in the type and volume of online IP risks...more

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Canadian Trademark Law 2021: A Year in Review

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2021 offered many lessons to Canadian trademark owners including: reminders of the challenges of enforcing inherently weak trademarks and the importance and benefits of registering IP rights at the Canadian border. As well,...more

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Stiff penalty for copyright infringer in Canada: Federal Court hands out prison sentence

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In a recent Federal Court case, the Court ordered the director of a corporation to be imprisoned for at least 6 months and payment of a $100,000 fine for bypassing an injunction against copyright infringement. We previously...more

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Enforcing IP Rights Through Online Intermediaries: The Need for Regulation in Canada

The rise of online intermediaries, such as Google, Amazon, and Facebook, has radically changed the way in which many businesses and individuals operate and has introduced novel legal and business questions and challenges. It...more

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Federal Court of Appeal upholds the validity of Canada’s first anti-piracy site-blocking Order

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On May 26, 2021, the Federal Court of Appeal issued its decision in Teksavvy Solutions Inc v Bell Media Inc et al, 2021 FCA 100, upholding the Federal Court’s order in Bell Media Inc. et al v Goldtv.biz et al., 2019 FC 1432...more

International Lawyers Network

Protecting Confidential Information in Canada: Is there a Better Way?

The British Columbia decision Equustek Solutions Inc. v Jack highlights the difficult, time consuming, and expensive exercise that organizations may find themselves in when an employee misuses confidential information. In...more

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Cloud computing: A brief overview of intellectual property issues "in the cloud"

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Cloud computing has increasingly become a dominant model for computer and information technology service, with the majority of businesses worldwide using computing resources and storing data “in the cloud.” However, despite...more

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Key IP Takeaways from the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

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On September 30, 2018, the United States, Mexico and Canada reached a trade agreement to supersede the North American Free Trade Agreement. The aptly named United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement includes intellectual property...more

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U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Announced

On Sunday, September 30, President Trump reached an agreement with the governments of Canada and Mexico to revise and modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Publishing the text of the new agreement just...more

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Stand and Deliver—Federal Court Enforces Trademarks For "Stork" Lawn Signs Announcing New Births

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A single product can, in some circumstances, attract more than one form of intellectual property (IP) protection. For example, if functioning as an indicator of source, a product itself can attract trademark protection while...more

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Legal Trends: Intellectual Property

The previous federal government committed Canada to sweeping changes to the legislation and regulations governing virtually every category of intellectual property in the country. Some of these changes have largely already...more

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