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Recent Insights

Privacy Commissioner of Canada Makes Recommendations to Strengthen Privacy Protections in Bill C-11 Privacy Commissioner of Canada Makes Recommendations to Strengthen Privacy Protections in Bill C-11

Privacy
– May 26, 2021May 26, 20212021-05-26
On May 11, 2021, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada released his submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics on Bill C-11 (the Bill), the federal government's proposed new private-sector privacy legislation introduced in November 2020 that would replace the current regime under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (as previously reported by the E-TIPS® Newsletter here).
Deeth Williams Wall https://www.dww.com/articles/privacy-commissioner-of-canada-makes-recommendations-to-strengthen-privacy-protections

Canadian Privacy Commissioners Release Joint Statement Stressing Importance of Privacy Protections of Individuals When Considering Use of Vaccine Passports Canadian Privacy Commissioners Release Joint Statement Stressing Importance of Privacy Protections of Ind...

Privacy
– May 26, 2021May 26, 20212021-05-26
On May 19, 2021, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada alongside provincial and territorial privacy commissioners and the ombuds of Manitoba and New Brunswick (the Commissioners) issued a joint statement on privacy considerations for COVID-19 vaccine passports (the Joint Statement). In the Joint Statement, the Commissioners recognized the substantial public benefit vaccine passports may offer, but stressed that privacy should be “front and centre” for governments and businesses considering vaccine passports as a tool to help Canadians return to normal life.
Deeth Williams Wall https://www.dww.com/articles/canadian-privacy-commissioners-release-joint-statement-stressing-importance-of-privacy

Federal Court Finds Conservative Party’s Use of CBC’s Copyrighted Works Constituted “Fair Dealing” Federal Court Finds Conservative Party’s Use of CBC’s Copyrighted Works Constituted “Fair Dealing”

Trademark and Copyright Litigation
– May 26, 2021May 26, 20212021-05-26
On May 13, 2021, the Federal Court of Canada (the Court) issued its decision in Canadian Broadcasting Corporation v Conservative Party of Canada, 2021 FC 425, in which it dismissed the copyright infringement claim brought by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) against the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) for “attack ads” shown at the time of the 2019 federal election.
Deeth Williams Wall https://www.dww.com/articles/federal-court-finds-conservative-party%E2%80%99s-use-of-cbc%E2%80%99s-copyrighted-works-constituted-%E2%80%9Cfair

Privacy Commissioner of Canada Closes File on Privacy Complaint Against Federal Political Parties Privacy Commissioner of Canada Closes File on Privacy Complaint Against Federal Political Parties

Privacy
– May 26, 2021May 26, 20212021-05-26
On May 13, 2021, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (the OPC) announced that it has closed its file on a complaint against the Liberal, Conservative, and New Democratic Parties (the Parties), noting that the activities in the complaint are not subject to the privacy obligations under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
Deeth Williams Wall https://www.dww.com/articles/privacy-commissioner-of-canada-closes-file-on-privacy-complaint-against-federal-political

Federal Court of Appeal Provides Clarity on the Anticipation and Obviousness Analyses in the Context of Selection Patents Federal Court of Appeal Provides Clarity on the Anticipation and Obviousness Analyses in the Context of S...

Patent Litigation
– May 26, 2021May 26, 20212021-05-26
The Federal Court of Appeal of Canada (the Court) recently dismissed the appeal in Apotex Inc. v Shire LLC, 2021 FCA 52. This was an appeal of a decision holding that the claims of Canadian Patent No. 2,527,646 (CA 646), directed to L-lysine-d-amphetamine (LDX), were valid. In this decision, the Court outlined that a selection patent is subject to the same requirements and vulnerable to the same attacks as any other patent, and in particular, that the validity analysis does not change depending on whether the patent was classified as a selection patent.
Deeth Williams Wall https://www.dww.com/articles/federal-court-of-appeal-provides-clarity-on-anticipation-and-obviousness-analyses-context

Some Small Steps by Canada to Address Trademark Examination Backlog; No Giant Leap Some Small Steps by Canada to Address Trademark Examination Backlog; No Giant Leap

Trademarks
– May 11, 2021May 11, 20212021-05-11
Canada’s Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) recently announced steps to attempt to address the growing backlog of unexamined Canadian trademark applications. However, progress is still expected to be slow.
Deeth Williams Wall https://www.dww.com/articles/some-small-steps-by-canada-to-address-trademark-examination-backlog-no-giant-leap
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Events

Jennifer Davidson to Speak at the 2021 Canadian Technology Law Association (CAN-TECH) Spring Conference On June 3, 2021

June 3, 2021

DWW Associate Jennifer Davidson will moderate a panel discussing The Gender Pay Gap in the Legal & Technology Sectors at the Canadian Technology Law Association's Spring Conference on June 3rd, 2021.

Amy-Lynne Williams To Speak At The 2021 Canadian Technology Law Association (CAN-TECH) Spring Conference On June 2, 2021

June 2, 2021

DWW Partner Amy-Lynne Williams will be speaking on a panel discussing Best Practices for Implementing a Successful Digital Transformation Project at the Canadian Technology Law Association's Spring Conference.  Join this session moderated by Arun Krishnamurti, as Peter Ruby, Amy-Lynne Williams, and Daniel Bourque discuss the key takeaways from the High Court of Justice of England and Wales decision in CIS General Insurance Ltd v IBM United Kingdom Ltd [2021] EWHC 347 (TCC) and provide you with best practices

Hashim Ghazi To Co-Chair "Service Providers' Obligations Under Bill C-11" Webcast at The OBA

April 7, 2021

Hashim Ghazi will be co-chairing the Ontario Bar Association's 2021 program: "Service Providers' Obligations Under Bill C-11" on April 7, 2021 from 10:00-11:00AM (ET). 

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