IP Case Summaries A Rule 420 Offer Contains a Presumption of Intent to Commit Binding the Offeror to Comply if Accepted May 26, 2015 Domaines Pinnacle Inc. v. Beam Suntory Inc. et al., 2015 FC 680 (Martineau, J.)
IP Case Summaries Motion to Reconsider May 25, 2015 AstraZeneca Canada Inc., et al v. Apotex Inc., 2015 FC 671 (Barnes J.)
Field notes: Immigration law's LMIA nightmare May 19, 2015 If you’re an immigration lawyer, then LMIA is a four-letter word.
IP Case Summaries Findings of Invalidity (Patent) and Non-Infringement (Industrial Design) Remitted to Federal Court May 04, 2015 Zero Spill Systems (Int’l) Inc. v. Heide, 2015 FCA 115 (Dawson J.A., Stratas J.A., Near J.A.)
IP Case Summaries The Patent for Omnaris is invalid for Obviousness May 01, 2015 Takeda Canada Inc. v. Canada (Health), 2015 FC 570
IP Case Summaries Court Affirms that a Design Colour can be used as a Trademark May 01, 2015 Rothmans, Benson & Hedges, Inc. v. Imperial Tobacco Products Limited, 2015 FCA 111 (Gauthier J.A.)
IP Case Summaries Agree or Stay? April 27, 2015 Sherman v. Pfizer Canada Inc., 2015 FCA 107 (Rennie, J.A.)
Trade Clippings - April 20 to April 26, 2015 April 27, 2015 Published by the Canadian Bar Association's International Trade and Investment Sub-Committee, a sub-committee of the National Section on International Law.
Nova Scotia Court addresses Personal Directive Act for the first time: B.M. v K.S. April 27, 2015 Case summary by Alison Morgan and Martina Munden of Patterson Law.
IP Case Summaries FCA Dismissed Appeal and Upheld Amendments to Statement of Defence and Counterclaim April 23, 2015 NOV Downhole Eurasia Limited v. TLL Oil Field Consulting, 2015 FCA 106, (Nadon, Dawson, Boivin JJ.A.)