Intellectual Property
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June 19, 2024
Attorney-client privilege in global disputes: Safeguarding secrets in cross-border litigation
Like their colleagues in the United States and Europe, in-house counsel in Canada often rely on attorney-client privilege to guide their company and protect communications with senior leaders in high-stakes litigation.
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June 18, 2024
New associate joins Miller Thomson Vancouver
A recent news release announced the addition of associate Larissa Leong to Miller Thomson LLP. Based in Vancouver, Leong is a member of the firm’s technology, intellectual property and privacy group.
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June 17, 2024
From clicks to courtroom: Leveraging web data in disputes, part two
As part of the ongoing article series, we are exploring how the increasing availability of web data can impact litigation and considerations of lawyers when seeking and analyzing information to better support their cases. Our focus for this article is on TikTok data.
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June 17, 2024
Sparks flying as Dermaspark successfully pursues personal liability in infringement cases
In recent weeks, a new wave of litigation has been quietly launched in the Federal Court by Dermaspark Products Inc., the exclusive Canadian distributor of medical aesthetic devices manufactured by Pollogen Ltd., bearing the OxyGeneo trademarks, which appear to have experienced a surge in counterfeiting activity in recent years. Three of the four new claims for trademark infringement were initiated on a single day on May 29 (with a fourth filed on June 11), all seeking personal liability in trademark infringement cases.
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June 17, 2024
Canadian counsel involvement in arbitration cases increasing, says first-of-its-kind report
On Canada’s commercial arbitration landscape, most professionals working in the field are lawyers and nearly half of them also run a litigation practice, according to the recently released results of the first survey of Canadian arbitration practitioners.
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June 13, 2024
New asset freezes, entry bans & export prohibitions target Russian war of aggression against Ukraine
Canada has aimed new sanctions and export prohibitions at participants in Russia’s military-industrial complex, in a co-ordinated move with other countries on the first day of the G7’s three-day summit in Italy.
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June 12, 2024
SCOTUS copyright decision raises limitations discussion
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), ruling in Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy, found a copyright infringer was liable for damages accruing more than nearly a decade before the infringement was discovered, raising interesting limitations issues.
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June 11, 2024
Ex-Chief Justice of Canada says judges of Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal remain independent
In the wake of Beijing’s escalating crackdown on independent voices and institutions in Hong Kong since China enacted and expanded a sweeping “national security law,” Hong Kong’s top court is still independent, retired Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin said as she announced her planned departure next month from the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.
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June 11, 2024
Canada expands critical minerals list to include high-purity iron, phosphorus and silicon metal
Canada has added high-purity iron, phosphorous and silicon metal to the list of critical minerals identified as priority resources for their potential to spur economic growth and their necessity as inputs for key supply chains, according to a release from Natural Resources Canada.
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June 11, 2024
New associate joins Miller Thomson Vancouver
A recent news release from Miller Thomson LLP announced the addition of associate Ben Pearson to the firm’s technology, intellectual property and privacy group.