Publications
IP Update
Apr 2023 Charity & NFP Law Update Copyright Board Establishes Formal Rules of Practice...
IP Update
Mar 2023 Charity & NFP Law Update Trademarks Registered as Official Marks by Charities...
Copyright Protection Term Extended by 20 Years
Jan 2023 Charity & NFP Law Update As of December 30, 2022, the general term of Canadian...
Quebec Bill 96 Overhauls French Language Requirements
Charity & NFP Law Update
Federal Court Interprets Unregistrable Place of Origin Marks Broadly
Apr 2022 Charity & NFP Law Update Charities and not-for-profits looking to register their...
Corporation Fined, Director Imprisoned for Contempt in Copyright Infringement Decision
Feb 2022 Charity & NFP Law Update In a rare decision, the Federal Court of Canada found a...
Infringing Use of a Modified Trademark Negates Finding of Distinctiveness
Charities and NFPs should be aware of the importance of maintaining the distinctiveness of their...
Canada’s First Site-Blocking Order Upheld by FCA
Jun 2021 Charity & NFP Law Update In a May 26, 2021 judgment in Teksavvy...
Federal Court of Appeal Confirms Narrow Trademark Protection for Acronyms
April 2021 Charity & NFP Law Update The Federal Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by...
New Canadian UDRP Provider for Resolving Domain Name Disputes
February 2020 Charity & NFP Law Update As digitalization moves forward at a rapid pace,...
The Federal Court Establishes the test for a Site-blocking Order
Charity & NFP Law Update In Bell Media Inc v GoldTV.Biz the Federal Court issued a...
Grace Period to Ensure Compliance with French Signage Laws in Québec Ending Soon
Oct 2019 Charity & NFP Law Update As reported in the November 2016 Charity &...