Law and Politics

Where a competitor has encouraged an employee to breach his or her duty of confidentiality, it may ...

Started by Chloeellawright

If a copyright owner has grounds for believing that a person is infringing his or her copyright, but ...

Started by stevenposner

A person can only bring a passing-off action where there is no registered trademark involved.

Started by Pea0909berry

An application can be brought to have a trademark expunged where there has been misrepresentation ...

Started by karateprodigy

It is possible for a trademark name to lose its status through common use.

Started by CharlieWard

Under the Trade-marks Act, an application can be made for a proposed trademark where the mark has ...

Started by awywial

When a trademark is registered, it gives protection for a period of 50 years.

Started by cartlidgeashley

Since the design of a manufactured product includes both the expression of an idea and a physical ...

Started by asmith134

Once a patent has been granted in Canada, patents are automatically granted to the Canadian patent ...

Started by Diane

Unlike copyright, it is the expression of the idea and not the idea itself that is protected in a patent.

Started by vinney12

In Canada, the Copyright Board is a governmental regulatory body established under the Copyright Act.

Started by Tirant22

Moral rights means that the creator has the right to continue to have his or her name associated ...

Started by segrsyd

A person can obtain copyright protection only when the idea upon which the work is based is original.

Started by naturalchemist

Businesses often possess confidential information including trade secrets. One of the dangers faced ...

Started by tiffannnnyyyyyy

It is now common for email communications to be systematically scanned by hackers that use ...

Started by wenmo

Laura is concerned that her emails may be read by third parties and that her internet "surfing" is ...

Started by anjilletteb

Which of the following is true in respect of privacy law in Canada?

Started by washai

Gordon invented a solution that dissolved the residue of tape that remained on walls after the ...

Started by Arii_bell

Which of the following is true with respect to the duty owed when a person is in possession of ...

Started by debasdf

Chad was the best private detective in the west. His system for tracking persons who had caused ...

Started by K@

Which of the following is true with regard to trade secrets?

Started by stevenposner

Which of the following is correct with respect to trade secrets?

Started by Wadzanai

Beth and Kate, trying to beat the competition to the market, were in a mad race to complete a book ...

Started by SGallaher96

Computer students who watched their teachers go out on strike were amazed when they heard about the ...

Started by lunatika

Maureen, who frequently develops gadgets, had an idea for a machine that could feed her animals ...

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