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July Update – Response from Canadian Courts to COVID-19

By Madeleine Hodgson (CA) and Natasha John on July 10, 2020 Posted in General, Trademark

Canadian jurisdictions continue to relax social distancing measures and take steps towards resuming operations while maintaining safe practices. This post provides an update on the status of the courts across Canada. We will continue to provide updates as matters progress. Please feel free to reach out to our litigation team with any questions you may … Continue reading

Courts Across Canada Continue Reopening Plans

By Madeleine Hodgson (CA) and Renaud Garon Gendron on May 28, 2020 Posted in Copyright, Counterfeiting, General

Please see our updated version of this article, published July 10, 2020. Update – Response from Canadian Courts to COVID-19 As many Canadian jurisdictions begin to relax certain social distancing measures, it is time for an update on the status of the courts across Canada. As with the rest of us, the courts across Canada … Continue reading

Canadian Court Openings Begin – Closure Updates May 1

By Madeleine Hodgson (CA) and Renaud Garon Gendron on May 1, 2020 Posted in Advertising, Copyright

Please see our updated version of this article, published July 10, 2020. As a further update to our post earlier this week, the Federal Court and British Columbia Supreme Court issued updated notices, and Quebec has extended its declaration of a state of health emergency until May 6, 2020. We will continue to provide updates … Continue reading

Court Suspensions Continue, with Some Exceptions

By Madeleine Hodgson (CA) and Renaud Garon Gendron on April 27, 2020 Posted in Copyright, Counterfeiting, General, Patents, Trademark

Please see our updated version of this article, published July 10, 2020. An Update on the Response from Canadian Courts to COVID-19 We are now more than a month in to social distancing measures, and it is time for an update on the status of the courts across Canada. As with the rest of us, … Continue reading

Response from Canadian Courts to COVID-19

By Madeleine Hodgson (CA) and Renaud Garon Gendron on March 21, 2020 Posted in Copyright, General, Patents, Trademark

Please see our updated version of this article, published July 10, 2020. We know you have a lot to think about and plan right now and over the next few weeks. You can rely on us to keep your intellectual property litigation matters moving forward. To that end, we wanted to provide an update on … Continue reading

Shifting Paradigms – A new report for the future of copyright in Canada

By Madeleine Hodgson (CA) on June 5, 2019 Posted in Copyright

Over the past year the House Heritage Committee has been preparing its Shifting Paradigms report which was released in May 2019. The report considers and discusses some of the current challenges and possible solutions pertaining to the ecosystem in which artists work. It also speaks to reinvigorating copyright in Canada. This report is of interest … Continue reading

Louis Vuitton’s argument for landlord liability gaining traction in Canada

By Madeleine Hodgson (CA) and Karen MacDonald (CA) on May 4, 2017 Posted in Counterfeiting

Louis Vuitton is attempting to raise the bar in Canada for landlord liability in the sale of counterfeit goods, pursuing several flea market operators in the Ontario Superior Court for the sale of counterfeit Louis Vuitton merchandise taking place on their premises. In its action, Louis Vuitton claims that the landlords of the flea markets … Continue reading