Intellectual Property
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February 24, 2025
High bar for use of biometric systems maintained by Quebec privacy regulator
Canada’s largest printer was ordered to cease using facial recognition technology to monitor access to its facilities and to destroy all biometric information it previously collected by Quebec’s privacy watchdog in a decision that serves as a stark reminder that there is a high legal threshold for using biometric systems in the province, according to data and privacy experts.
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February 24, 2025
New general counsel for e-signature firm
Janne Duncan is the new general counsel at Syngrafii, the e-signature company.
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February 24, 2025
Why single out DeepSeek? A global battle for supremacy and privacy, part two | Hodine Williams
In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence (AI), the race for dominance is no longer just about technological innovation. Let’s call it as it is! Why dance around the issue? It’s about geopolitics, ethics and legal frameworks.
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February 20, 2025
CRTC launches consultation on Canadian content for audio services
Canada’s broadcast and telecom regulator has announced the launch of a public consultation on the definition of Canadian content for audio services. In a Feb. 20 news release, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) said the consultation, which will continue until April 7, is part of its ongoing effort to modernize the Broadcasting Act by ensuring that online streaming services “make meaningful contributions to Canadian and Indigenous content.”
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February 20, 2025
New managing partner named at Osler
Osler LLP has announced that J. Bradley White has been appointed managing partner of the Ottawa office.
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February 20, 2025
Why single out DeepSeek? A global battle for supremacy and privacy | Hodine Williams
In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence (AI), the race for dominance is no longer just about technological innovation. Let’s call it as it is! Why dance around the issue? It’s about geopolitics, ethics and legal frameworks.
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February 20, 2025
PATENTS - Claims – Construction - Defences to infringement - Obviousness
Appeal by appellant from Federal Court decision that found a number of claims of three of its patents invalid for obviousness. The appellant argued that the Federal Court erred in its analysis of obviousness.
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February 18, 2025
Duty to give AI reasons: Explainability at work
Procedural fairness is the cornerstone of any legitimate legal system. It ensures that legal proceedings are conducted with transparency, equity and respect for the rule of law. In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly integrated into judicial and administrative decision-making, two principles are emerging as non-negotiable requirements of procedural fairness: explainability, and the “human-in-the-loop” (HITL) principle.
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February 13, 2025
CBA urges new funding as Federal Court’s massive budget shortfall threatens drastic service cuts
The Liberal government’s underfunding of the Federal Court could “drastically” reduce service to litigants, its chief justice warns, spurring the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) to call for urgent “off-cycle” federal funding to address the national trial court’s chronic multi-million-dollar budgetary shortfalls.
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February 12, 2025
Medical device industry seeks tariffs exemption due to potential impact on healthcare, patients
Medtech Canada, the national association representing the medical device industry in Canada, is calling on all jurisdictions in Canada to ensure that medical devices are excluded from any retaliatory tariffs or sanctions in response to potential U.S. tariffs.