APPEAL WATCH: Sweet Productions Inc. v Licensing IP International on Delay and Dismissal
The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) is set to hear an appeal out of the Federal Court of Appeal (“FCA”) on undue delay leading to dismissal in the case of...
Category: Intellectual Property
Students’ Rights Carved into Canada’s Copyright Regime: The SCC Affirms the Importance of the Student Perspective in Canada’s Copyright Policies
On July 30, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or “the Court”) affirmed students’ rights in York University v Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright), 2021 SCC 32 [York...
Nova Chemicals Corporation v The Dow Chemical Co: The law of patent remedies takes a step forward
Introduction In Nova Chemicals Corporation v The Dow Chemical Company et al., 2022 SCC 43 (“Nova Chemicals”) the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) clarified the test for determining a proper...
A New Correctness Category: The SCC Departs from Vavilov in SOCAN
The first installment of this post addressed the statutory interpretation question in Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v Entertainment Software Association, 2022 SCC 30 [SOCAN]. The...
