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Federal Court of Appeal Comments on Non-Use in Response to Section 45 of Canadian Trademark Act

Slaw

The Federal Court of Appeal had the occasion to review the so-called non-use cancellation action under section 45 of the Trademark Act in the context of the acquisition of the trademarks by a new owner in the case Comité interprofessionnel du vin de champagne v. Coors Brewing Company[1]. Section 45... more »

Federal Court of Appeal Comments on Non-Use in Response to Section 45 of Canadian Trademark Act

Slaw

The Federal Court of Appeal had the occasion to review the so-called non-use cancellation action under section 45 of the Trademark Act in the context of the acquisition of the trademarks by a new owner in the case Comité interprofessionnel du vin de champagne v. Coors Brewing Company[1]. Section 45... more »

APPEAL WATCH: SCC to Determine the Role of Purposive Analysis under Language Rights Legislation in Thibodeau

TheCourt.ca

On August 28, 2025, the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal the Federal Court of Appeal’s judgment in St. John’s International Airport Authority v Thibodeau, 2024 FCA 197. This case presents an opportunity for the SCC to define the boundaries of a purposive analysis under the modern... more »

Félix Treguer / Benoit Dupont , Technopolice : La surveillance policière à l’ère de l’intelligence artificielle, En ligne(6 février 2026)

Vincent Gautrais

Vendredi 06 février 2026, 12h – 13h30 (Heure de Montréal)  Cette série de conférences portera sur des ouvrages récents et incontournables qui sont alignés avec les thématiques de l’axe Droit, cyberjustice et cybersécurité. Ainsi, pour cette deuxième édition du cercle de lecture de ce... more »

New commissioners for taking affidavits by virtue of office

AvoidAClaim: Claims Prevention & Practice Management for Lawyers

Regulatory changes have been made to include additional positions as commissioners for taking affidavits by virtue of office under the Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Act (the Act). Effective March 1, 2026, the following positions are included in O. Reg. 386/12: Commissioners and other persons w... more »

Court of Appeal affirms robust interpretation of academic freedom exclusion in Alberta

All About Information

On October 28, 2025, the Court of Appeal of Alberta affirmed that the Alberta Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (the OIPC) acted unreasonably in narrowly construing the teaching and research records exclusion in the Alberta Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA... more »

Michael Woods and Wayne Garnons-Williams Honoured to Say Hello to former PM Jean Chrétien

Woods, LaFortune LLP

During their meeting at the Rideau Club in Ottawa, a few days before Canada’s National Day of Truth and Reconciliation (September 30th). Wayne Garnons-Williams and Michael Woods reviewed the work of the International Inter-Tribal Trade and Investment Organization (IITIO) [https://iitio.org/] in pr... more »