Canada: Copyright

For World IP Day 2026, we connected with members of our Trademarks team for a short interview, reflecting on this year’s theme from the World Intellectual Property Organization – IP and Sports: Ready, Set, Innovate.

An Alberta court has granted an injunction preventing a former CEO from launching an AI-enhanced education software product that competes with his previous employer's existing application. The ruling examines whether artificial intelligence enhancements alone can differentiate a new product from being considered competitive, while scrutinizing the executive's fiduciary duties and the enforceability of restrictive covenants negotiated during a business acquisition.

Every day, consumers rely on trademarks to identify and select goods and services from businesses that they know and trust. Over time, trademarks come to represent not only...

On March 19, 2026, the Canadian Federal Court of Appeal set aside two declarations issued by Justice Roy of the Federal Court (Canada) that touched on the intersection of fair dealing and technological protection...

Le 19 mars 2026, la Cour d’appel fédérale du Canada a annulé deux déclarations formulées par le juge Roy de la Cour fédérale (Canada), qui portaient sur l’utilisation...

The rapid growth of generative artificial intelligence has raised fundamental questions about whether prompts used to instruct AI systems can attract copyright protection.

As 2025 draws to a close, we present a curated set of 25 turning points in Canadian intellectual property law from 2001–2025.

Canadian artists should take note as an Artist's Resale Right may be on the horizon in Canada. In its 2025 Budget, the Canadian federal government announced its intention to create...

A group of major Canadian media organizations (the "Plaintiffs") has scored an early procedural victory against OpenAI in Ontario.