Publications

The Inconvenient Truth About Termination for Convenience: Key Lessons from Clarity v. Gryphon

By: Saad Patel
A recent decision from the Supreme Court of British Columbia serves as a reminder that termination...

Court Recognizes New Theory of Patent Infringement by Common Design

By: Jonathan M.S. Woolley

Canada's Patent Act gives patent-holders the exclusive right of "making, constructing and using" their inventions...

Ontario Court Confirms Jurisdiction in OpenAI Copyright Dispute

By: Douglas Cottier & Heather McCann

In a significant decision at the intersection of artificial intelligence and copyright...

Protecting Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL)

By: Karin Binder

This year's World Intellectual Property Day highlights the topic of "IP and sports." Beyond...

Joint Tenancy in Estate Planning: Helpful Tool or Hidden Risk?

By: Kiran Dhesa

When thinking about estate planning, many clients focus on two key goals: minimizing taxes and ensuring...

Prompt Payment Legislation

By: Nicholas W. Peterson

On November 27, 2025, the Construction Prompt Payment Act, S.B.C. 2025, c. 24 ["CPPA"] became...

The Impact of AI on Employment Law

By: Amir Ghahreman

In Part 6 of RBS's AI & The Law: Legal Insights for the Digital Age series,...

The Impact of AI on Real Estate Law

By: Ryan Klassen and Esther Leung

In Part 5 of RBS's AI & The Law: Legal Insights for...

The Impact of AI on Litigation

By: Jonathan M.S. Woolley and Saad Patel

In Part 4 of RBS's AI & The Law: Legal Insights...

Patent Infringement – What Constitutes “Use” of a Patented Invention?

By: Jonathan M.S. Woolley

Canada's Patent Act gives patent-holders the exclusive right of "making, constructing and using" their inventions...

Protecting Indigenous Knowledge Through Trademarks

By: Karin Binder

This year's World Intellectual Property Day highlights the topic of "IP and Music: Feel the Beat...

The Impact of AI on Estate Planning

By: Rutsu Shikano

In Part 3 of RBS's AI & The Law: Legal Insights for the Digital Age series,...