Intellectual Property
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April 25, 2025
Torpedo trademark wars
Torpedo bats have taken the baseball world by storm, but that doesn’t mean attempts to register the name as a trademark will be a hit.
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April 22, 2025
Law Commission of Ontario seeking answers on use of AI in criminal justice
The Law Commission of Ontario has started a public consultation process to explore the implications of artificial intelligence in the criminal justice system, seeking to gather diverse perspectives on its use and regulation.
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April 22, 2025
Avoiding confusion concerning presumptions about copyright
A decision of the Federal Court emphasizes the importance of clinical precision in asserting a claim for copyright infringement (ITP SA v. CNOOC Petroleum North America, 2025 FC 684).
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April 17, 2025
Canadian author files class action against Meta for allegedly training AI with copyrighted books
Meta and its subsidiary, Facebook Canada, are set to face a proposed class action over its alleged use of copyrighted works of Canadian authors to train its artificial intelligence large language models.
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April 17, 2025
Shane Hardy and Brigeeta Richdale join Gowling WLG’s intellectual property group
Gowling WLG has announced the addition of Shane Hardy and Brigeeta Richdale to its intellectual property group, with Hardy based in Toronto and Richdale in Vancouver.
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April 15, 2025
New CBA course aims to aid legal professionals in serving trans clients
During one of the most hostile periods in recent history for trans rights, the Canadian Bar Association has launched an online course to help legal professionals better serve trans people.
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April 15, 2025
Judge ‘reluctantly’ rejects certifying class action alleging various solvent products were identical
The British Columbia Supreme Court has dismissed an application to certify a class action in a case where the plaintiff alleged that the defendant was selling multiple products with the same chemical makeup at different prices.
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April 10, 2025
Constitutional clash brewing as Ottawa targets immigration bar with up to $1.5 million in admin penalties
Bar organizations are warning Ottawa that a new administrative monetary penalty regime to be applied to legal professionals — featuring penalties of up to $1.5 million for immigration and refugee lawyers determined by federal officials to have participated in clients’ misrepresentations — will be constitutionally challenged if lawyers are not exempted from the proposed regulations, which are expected to come into force later this year.
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April 09, 2025
LSO’s appeal allowed, Divisional Court order quashed in November 2021 licensing exams breach
The Ontario Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) and quashed orders of the Divisional Court in connection with an information breach that compromised the integrity of the November 2021 online barrister and solicitor licensing exams.
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April 03, 2025
Carney announces 25 per cent retaliatory tariff on U.S. autos
Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed to fight U.S. tariffs on all fronts, including in the courts and with a new 25 per cent tariff on U.S.-made automobiles in direct response to a 25 per cent U.S. tariff on Canadian vehicles that went into effect at midnight on April 3.