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Articling Students Ajay Gill and Kyusik Shin Called to the Bar!

We are proud to celebrate Ajay Gill and Kyusik Shin, who have recently been called to the bar! Ajay's...

Happy World Intellectual Property Day

Today the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) honours "World IP Day" which is an opportunity to...

The Current State of AI Regulation in Canada

By: David Harvey and RBS

In Part 2 of RBS’s AI & The Law: Legal Insights for the Digital Age...

What is AI and Generative AI?

By: RBS' Technology and Innovation Group

In Part 1 of RBS’s AI & The Law: Legal Insights for the...

Another Resounding Victory for the Educational Sector Against Access Copyright

By: Douglas Cottier and Sze-Mei Yeung.

In another recent positive decision for the educational sector,

Public Interest – Rare Cases Where Patent Injunctions Declined

By: Jonathan Woolley

In patent litigation, when a defendant is found to have infringed a plaintiff’s patent, the court...

A Cautionary Tale for Licensors – The Importance of Control Over Trademark Use by Licensees to Avoid Invalidating Trademark Registration Rights

By: Trisha Doré

Although neither keeping a tidy trademark license regime nor chasing infringers sound appealing, the fruits of...

The Doctrine of Licensee Estoppel in Canada

By: Jonathan Woolley

An inventor acquires a patent for their invention, and licenses it to a third party who...

RBS Wins Landmark Decision: Government Liable for Trademark Infringement

By: RBS

In a landmark case involving multiple levels of appeal, RBS successfully represented a Vancouver-based energy consulting business against...

Solving the H1-B Visa Problem for US Tech Companies; a Canadian Solution

Co-authored by: RBS Lawyers and Brooke Finlay,  Managing ‎Director and Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant at

Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation: Part 2

Richards Buell Sutton's Information Technology Newsletter
By: D. Scott Lamb

What Happens Next - Computer Programmes and Consent

Much of the attention...