

By Ashley Dumouchel,

By Katie Wang,
Litigation, Patent
Promise Doctrine Rejected by the Supreme Court of Canada
On June 30, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada released its highly anticipated landmark decision in AstraZeneca Canada Inc. v. Apotex Inc. (2017 SCC 36) in which it considered the so-called “promise doctrine”. The Supreme Court of Canada has found the “promise doctrine” to be “unsound”, “not good law” and “incongruent with both the words and scheme of the Patent Act.” Read More
By Aventum IP Law,
Trademark
Upcoming Changes to Canada’s Trademarks Act
Canada will be making substantive changes to its trademark laws. The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has confirmed that it now plans to implement the amendments to the Trademarks Act in early 2019 and has just released the proposed changes to the Regulations which are required in order to facilitate the implementation of the amendments. Read More
By Ashley Dumouchel,
Intellectual Property
Canada’s anti-spam laws are changing
Canada has implemented anti-spam legislation that affects the sending of commercial electronic messages (CEMs) to and from Canadians. This legislation affects organizations both inside of Canada and out – if a foreign organization is sending commercial or promotional information to Canadian recipients electronically, such communication is covered by the legislation. Read More