Intellectual Property Lawyer, patent agent at DLA Piper (Canada) LLP. IPPractice.ca website for my blog. Views are my own.
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JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT - Meaghan M. Conroy, Partner at MLT Aikins in Edmonton, is appointed a Judge of the Federal Court.
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The Globe and Mail, The Canadian Press, Torstar, Postmedia and CBC/Radio-Canada filed a legal action against OpenAI today. "This claim seeks to address this inappropriate and illegal use of Canadian content, and enforce Canadian laws." #cdnmedia pr.theglobeandmail.com/novem…
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We are proud to host the 17th Annual Harold G. Fox IP Moot on February 21-22, 2025!
Follow us for the latest news and updates, and feel free to tag us in your posts using the hashtag #FoxMoot2025
Two private member bills C-244 and C-294 amending the Copyright Act have received royal asset. Both bills address exceptions to Technology Protection Measures (TPMs) bit.ly/4fO7sJ4 #copyright #tpms
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BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 #NobelPrize in Physics to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.”
Same for the @FedCourt_CAN_en (although note that for the FC and FCA this day does not “move to Monday” if it occurs on the weekend, like in 2023)
Privacy Commissioner v. Facebook @FedCourtApp_en reverses in Cambridge Analytics: "if the reasonable person would not have understood what they consented to, no amount of reasonable efforts on the part of the corporation can change that conclusion." ippractice.ca/decision/?cite…
Bereskin & Parr @bereskinparr to join @SmartBiggar under @IPHLimited ownership as of the end of September iphltd.com.au/news-and-insig…
Updated Consolidated Practice Direction from @FedCourtApp_en - changes include filing of confidential materials, requests for virtual/hybrid hearings, and discussion of condensed books/day books/compendia bit.ly/4c5zUUo
The Court’s Consolidated Practice Direction has been updated. Further details: fca-caf.ca/
Canadian patent database from @CIPO_Canada is back online. It has been offline for an upgrade since early July
A sea of supporters remembering the cyclist killed on Bloor Street last week
Thank you so much to all of you who rode with us this evening in memory of the cyclist killed on Bloor last week. #YouNeverRideAlone #SafePassageNow #biketo
AI authorship in Canada? @cippic starts JR of AI co-authored registered copyright ippractice.ca/file-browser/?…
New newsletter system from FCA. You can also get updates about the FCA from my IPPractice.ca daily IP emails! ippractice.ca/email-manager/…
The Federal Court of Appeal is now using a new e-mail distribution management application. To maintain your subscription or subscribe, please click on the following link and provide your e-mail address: app.cyberimpact.com/clients/…
Right to repair consultation with focus on possible amendments to copyright act or competition act ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ise…
.@ISED_CA has kicked off its consultation on a “right to repair” for Canadians looking to fix their devices rather than replace them with something new:
thewirereport.ca/2024/07/02/…
Leave to appeal dismissed on these three IP cases
Three IP cases on the docket: Voltage Holdings on proving authorizing copyright infringement; and Pharmascience v. Janssen and Apotex v. Janssen both on inducing infringement ippractice.ca/litigation-sta…
Three IP cases on the docket: Voltage Holdings on proving authorizing copyright infringement; and Pharmascience v. Janssen and Apotex v. Janssen both on inducing infringement ippractice.ca/litigation-sta…
The Supreme Court will decide the following leave applications on June 27, 2024. decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc…
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The Government of Canada has just posted the submissions it received in its recent consultation on copyright and generative AI:
ised-isde.canada.ca/site/str…
My own submission is included here: ised-isde.canada.ca/site/str…
