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When it comes to what you can patent, patent offices don’t always know best

In its decision in Cleveland Clinic, the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated an issued patent directed to a medical diagnostic method,...

OSFI outlines technology and cyber security incident reporting expectations

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI) recently issued the Technology and Cyber Security Incident Reporting...

Federal budget briefing 2019

A summary of the significant tax proposals included in Budget 2019. Find out how these tax changes will affect Canadians and Canadian businesses.

Technology highlights from 2018: Growth in artificial intelligence and modernization of the payments system

The use and integration of technology into business and everyday life further accelerated in 2018.

Alberta Securities Commission dismisses application for interim cease trade order against shortseller for disparaging tweets

On August 15, 2018, a two-member panel of the Alberta Securities Commission (“ASC”) dismissed an interim cease trade application by ASC...

Canada’s IP strategy is inspired, but will it inspire innovators?

Why are we so bad at capturing IP in Canada? Because only in rare cases have Canadian business successes been driven by IP, and as a result, IP is...

Québec Budget 2018 — QST registration for Non-Resident Suppliers

In the Québec 2018 budget tabled on March 27, changes were announced to An Act respecting the Québec Sales Tax that will require certain businesses...

Government of Canada announces significant expansion of Integrity Regime for federal contracting

The Government of Canada announced this week that it will be implementing an enhanced Integrity Regime for government contracting and procurement...

Blockchain and smart contracts, cloud computing and agile development

This past year saw the acceleration of transformational technologies that are increasingly impacting businesses as well as broader society.

Federal Court of Appeal infuses greater certainty into the Canadian obviousness analysis

In Ciba Specialty Chemicals Water Treatments Limited v SNF Inc., 2017 FCA 225, the Federal Court of Appeal suggests that trial courts may have...