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This blawg focuses on intellectual property law, copyright, trademarks and Internet law in Canada.

Author: Richard P.W. Stobbe is an associate at Brownlee in Calgary, Canada.

Blawg Related Categories: Intellectual Property LawCopyright LawTrademark LawInternet LawInternationalNorth AmericaCanadaAssociate


Recent Posts from ipblog.ca - Intellectual Property in Canada

  • IP in the News

    There is no shortage of intellectual property stories in the media. What used to be a “special interest” story is now mainstream news. Here are a few recent stories worth noting: The Globe and Mail® has…

  • Internationalized Domain Names

    ICANN announced on Friday that it has approved - in principle - the creation of domain names made up of non-Latin characters. The protocols that run today’s internet recognize domain names and internet addresses made up of…

  • Business Method Patents: Debate Continues

    The battle over patentability of software and business-methods is continuing in both Canada and the US.  In the US, the Bilski case and its “machine-or-transformation” test is currently undergoing review at the Supreme Court level.…

  • Executives Depart with Secrets and IP

    Four key employees of a software company resign and start up a competing venture.  The former employer stumbles. The new company aggressively targets the customers of the former employer, and develops into a successful and profitable business,…

  • The Great Olympic Sweater Debate

    Aside from disputes over beer labels, you can’t get much more Canadian than this one.  When the Bay unveiled its line-up of Olympic gear last week, the knit sweater (pictured at left) attracted the attention…

  • Video Games & Free Speech

    Can a video game portray a character that looks like you, without your permission? There have been a number of disputes over the right of video-game publishers to use a person’s likeness - for example, the dispute over Kurt Cobain’s…

  • Damages for Copyright Infringement

    Where an infringer carries on with the infringing activity after the copyright owner has sent notice, damages can be higher.  This is the finding of a Federal Court judge in Microsoft Corporation v. 1276916 Ontario Ltd.…

  • Update: Changes to Canada’s Bankruptcy Laws

    As we posted in IT Outsourcing during the “Climb Out” and IP Licenses and Bankruptcy, Canada’s bankruptcy laws have historically permitted certain contracts - including intellectual property licenses - to be “disclaimed” in the course of…

  • Is a Website Operator Liable for User Comments?

    Three recent decisions tackle this issue:  In the US decision of Cornelius v. DeLuca, 2009 WL 2568044 (E.D. Mo. Aug. 18, 2009), bodybuilding.com (an online retailer of fitness and bodybuilding products), was sued over the content of…

  • E-Commerce & Online Terms

    Blockbuster operates an online movie rental service in the US, which is subject to a user agreement.  In the recent US decision in Harris v. Blockbuster Inc., 2009 WL 1011732 (N.D. Tex. April 15, 2009),…


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