Privilege

December 6, 2021
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Scope of Patent Agent Privilege Considered in FCC Decision

The Federal Court has limited the scope of patent agent privilege to communications directly related to the protection of patent rights.
July 28, 2014

FCA Refuses to Recognize European Patent Attorney Privilege in Canadian Litigation

SNF Inc v CIBA Speciality Chemicals Water Treatments Limited, 2014 FC 616 - the Court confirmed that “the privilege accorded elsewhere to European patent attorneys does not extend to Canadian litigation.”
July 17, 2013

Supreme Court Upholds a Robust Doctrine of Settlement Privilege

Sable Offshore Energy Inc. v. Ameron International Corporation et al. – 2013 SCC 37 Sable sued a number of defendants for supplying it with corrosion-resisting paint […]