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Nigel Kent’s article titled ‘Juggling Ethics: Joint Retainers and the Professional Obligations of Insurance Defence Counsel‘ was featured in the January 2010 edition of Canadian ... Continued
Federal Court decision suggeste that book titles are prima facie not properly registrable trade-marks in Canada
Another marketing campaign has attracted criticism from the Vancouver Organizing Committe for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games (VANOC). A story today reports that Scotiabank’s ... Continued
This article summarizes the International Council of Shopping Centers’ 2010 Whistler Conference.
CIPO recently launched a new consulation on possible Canadian accession to Madrid Protocol and Singapore Treaty
Further to an earlier post, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) has announced a change in practice with respect to the granting of extensions of ... Continued
The SEC now requires enhanced disclosure for proxies, registration statements and annual reports.
A potential new law will affect Canadian corporations with mining, oil or gas activities in developing countries.
NASDAQ will now require 10 minutes advance notice of material change disclosure.
On December 15, 2009, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal from a trial court’s decision that upheld the 2003 Nova Scotia legislation ... Continued
Federal Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal over GLAMOUR trade-mark dispute
On September 15, 2009, almost a year after the appeal was heard, the British Columbia Court of Appeal handed down the judgment in Crookes v. ... Continued