On April 9, 2019, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) announced that it is revisiting its policy position on transborder dataflows under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). The
Deeth Williams Wallhttps://www.dww.com/articles/opc-announces-consultation-on-transborder-dataflows
On April 8, 2019, the European Commission (Commission) announced the launch of a pilot project to test draft ethical rules for developing and applying artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
Deeth Williams Wallhttps://www.dww.com/articles/european-commission-launches-pilot-program-to-test-ethical-guidelines-for-artificial
On April 3, 2019, US President Donald Trump released a memorandum on combating trafficking in counterfeit and pirated goods, bringing new attention to this topic.
Deeth Williams Wallhttps://www.dww.com/articles/trump-administration-turns-attention-to-combating-trafficking-counterfeit-and-pirated
On April 2, 2019, in Seara Alimentos Ltd v Amira Enterprises Inc, 2019 FCA 63, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) dismissed an appeal by Seara from a decision of the Federal Court refusing registration of Seara’s trademarks.
Deeth Williams Wallhttps://www.dww.com/articles/federal-court-of-appeal-dismisses-appeal-trademark-opposition-proceeding
On February 4, 2019, the Federal Court (Court) issued a decision in Canadian National Railway Company v BNSF Railway Company, 2019 FC 142, considering a motion by BNS
Deeth Williams Wallhttps://www.dww.com/articles/federal-court-considers-motion-to-stay-prosecution-and-issuance-of-canadian-patent
Richard Austin will be moderating a panel titled “AI on the Case: The Legal and Ethical Issues of Using AI-powered Investigatory Tools for Criminal and Civil Matters” at ITECHLAW’s 2019 World Technology Law Conference in Boston. The conference runs from May 15 to 17 and the conference agenda is available here.
