Trade Secrets

August 17, 2023
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The Importance of Having an Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy

By integrating intellectual property into their growth strategy, Canadian businesses can position themselves for long-term success.
August 30, 2021
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Top Questions We Get Asked About Provisional Patent Applications

Provisional patent applications are generally well known in the start-up community as an affordable way to protect patent rights, but it can be hard to locate practical information. Here are the questions that our clients most frequently ask us about provisional patent applications.
June 2, 2021
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$7 Million Award Upheld for Employee Theft of Confidential Information

2020 BCCA 361: A BC court upheld one of Canada's largest awards for trade secret theft. GEA was awarded over $7 million against a group of former employees.
September 6, 2019
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Pepsi Wins Squabble Over Scent-Releasing Trade Secrets

CAFC 2018-2091 – The Federal Circuit refused to grant lost profits and joint ownership to ScentSational Technologies for their scent-releasing bottle cap.
November 20, 2018

USMCA, the new NAFTA: what changes we can expect in Canadian IP Law

USMCA – On September 31, 2018, Canada reached a new agreement with the USA and Mexico – here is an overview.
May 8, 2018

ONSC Educates an Inventor on the Difference Between Obtaining a Patent and Maintaining a Trade Secret

2017 ONSC 7276 - The ONSC found that Rowland's statement of claim did not disclose a reasonable cause of action with regard to the allegation that his "trade secret" was stolen.
July 11, 2017

Supreme Court of Canada upholds worldwide interlocutory injunction against Google

2017 SCC 34 - Canada's Supreme Court dismissed Google Inc.’s appeal and upheld the worldwide interlocutory injunction against it.
July 4, 2014

ABQB Holds Publicizing Trade Secrets Constitutes Irreparable Harm

Enviro Trace Ltd v Sheichuk, 2014 ABQB 381 - The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench held that publicizing trade secrets constitutes irreparable harm and granted an interlocutory injunction.
April 29, 2013

Alberta Court Upholds Anton Piller Injunction

Catalyst Canada Services LP v. Catalyst Changers Inc., 2013 ABQB 73 Pursuant to the Injunction Order, Applicant Defendant Catalyst Changers Inc. (“Changers”) delivered-up two trailer-mounted cyclone […]