Germany is Latest Battleground in Apple Patent Wars: IPCom v Apple
On 28 February 2014, a German court dismissed a patent-infringement claim for US$2.2 billion in damages against Apple (LG Mannheim, 2 O 53/12 and 2 O 95/13). IPCom, a German...
Author: Paul Burd
Widening Class Action Certification: Cavanaugh v Grenville Christian College
On 24 February 2014, the Ontario Divisional Court allowed the certification of a class action on the basis that the need to ensure that the plaintiffs received access to justice...
The Federal Court Orders Teksavvy to Release Customer Identities to Film Production Company
On 20 February 2014, the Federal Court of Canada (“FCC”), in Voltage Pictures LLC v John Doe, 2014 FC 161, ordered that Teksavvy Solutions Inc. (“Teksavvy”), an Internet Service Provider, must release the...
How sure do police have to be of a safety risk to search? The Supreme Court clarifies in R v MacDonald
In R v MacDonald, 2014 SCC 3 [MacDonald], the Supreme Court of Canada has clarified the constitutional bounds of police searches conducted to ensure the safety of police or the...
