Pascal Visentin named winner of 2018 IP Law Student Essay Competition June 01, 2018 Pascal Visentin of the University of Alberta is the winner of the 2018 CBA Intellectual Property Law Student Essay Competition
Winner of Law School Essay Competition May 12, 2017 Congratulations Sebastian! Sebastian D. Beck-Watt of Osgoode Hall Law School at York University is the winner of the 2017 CBA National Intellectual Property Law School Essay Competition for his paper entitled, “Just Laugh It Off: Trademark Parody and the Expansion of User Rights”.
Winner of 2016 IP Essay Competition April 28, 2016 Alexander Eckler of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law is the winner of the 2016 Canadian Bar Association Intellectual Property Law School Essay Competition for his paper titled, Nobody Knows Anything… Except your Idea: The Law of Story Ideas in Canada and the US.
IP Case Summaries Industry Has Right to be Heard in Determining Tariffs December 17, 2015 Netflix, Inc. v. Society of Composers, Authors and Music 2015 FCA 289 (Nadon, J.A., Boivin J.A., De Montigny J.A.)
IP Case Summaries Appeal Dismissed in PMNOC Appeal regarding Tadalafil December 15, 2015 Eli Lilly Canada Inc. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals ULC and the Minister of Health, 2015 FCA 286 (Dawson, Near and Boivin JJA)
IP Case Summaries Appeal of Decision of Prothonotary Ordering Production of Contact Information from Internet Service Provider Results in Partial Costs Award to Appellant December 09, 2015 Voltage Pictures LLC v. John Doe 2015 FC 1364 (Annis J.)
IP Case Summaries Channels of Trade: Likelihood of Confusion Between Moving, Storage and Garbage Removal December 04, 2015 U-Haul International Inc. v. U BOX IT Inc., 2015 FC 1345 (Camp, J.).
IP Case Summaries Adding a Well-known Brand May Not Suffice to Avoid Confusion December 04, 2015 Home Hardware Stores Limited v. Benjamin Moore & Co., Limited, 2015 FC 1344 (Camp J.)
IP Case Summaries Scott Safety Supply not Confusing with Registered Trade-mark “Scott” December 03, 2015 Scott Technologies Inc. v. 783825 Alberta Ltd. Et al., 2015 FC 1336 (Zinn, J.)
IP Case Summaries Finding of Likelihood of Confusion between “Secret” Trade-marks Upheld by the Federal Court December 01, 2015 Eclectic Edge Inc v. Gildan Apparel (Canada) LP, 2015 FC 1332 (Gascon, J.)