Intellectual Property
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January 21, 2025
Study: Rising markups and profitability signal growing market power among Canadian firms
Average markups and profitability at Canadian firms rose significantly between 2001 and 2019, signalling a decline in competitive intensity across industries and an increase in market power, according to a paper by the Competition Bureau.
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January 21, 2025
Notable copyright decisions in 2024, part four
A summary of notable copyright decisions is set out below. It was another busy year.
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January 20, 2025
Gowling WLG appoints new leader of patent group in Canada
Christopher Bown has been appointed national leader of Gowling WLG’s patent group in Canada succeeding John Harris, the firm announced.
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January 20, 2025
Notable copyright decisions in 2024, part three
A summary of notable copyright decisions is set out below. It was another busy year.
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January 17, 2025
Notable copyright decisions in 2024, part two
A summary of notable copyright decisions is set out below. It has been another busy year.
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January 16, 2025
New intellectual property senior counsel for DLA Piper
Gunars Gaikis has joined the Toronto office of DLA Piper (Canada) LLP as senior counsel in the intellectual property and technology group.
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January 16, 2025
In win for generic drug firms, Federal Court upholds Health Canada’s patent listing policy
The Federal Court has upheld Health Canada's decision not to retroactively change the listing date of a patent to its submission date, highlighting that patents are only added to the patent register after they are found to be eligible.
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January 16, 2025
Notable copyright decisions in 2024
A summary of notable copyright decisions is set out below. It has been another busy year.
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January 10, 2025
New course at B.C. law school asking whether robots should have legal protections
Novelist Philip K. Dick once asked whether androids dreamed of electric sheep. And now a new course offered by the University of British Columbia (UBC)’s school of law is asking whether they should have standing in court.
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January 08, 2025
Five join partnership at DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP welcomes the addition of five lawyers to partnership: Bill de Jong, Michal Kasprowicz, Carly Meredith; Christopher Pejovic, and Struan Robertson.