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Failing to Provide Prior Notice of a Claim for Damages : Deadly Blow for a Plaintiff
Publié le 1 July 2019 par Hamak • No Comments
A judgment rendered on May 21 by the Superior Court of Québec re-establishes the importance and mandatory nature of the written notice required under section 585 of the Cities and Towns Act […]
Obligation to classify products and services according to the Nice Classification
Publié le 1 June 2019 par Hamak • No Comments
By Josée Tourangeau The Nice Classification to group products and services into categories, which has been used by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) since 2015 but was not a […]
Summary of the recent changes to the Pay Equity Act
Publié le 1 June 2019 par Hamak • No Comments
In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of Canada (2018 SCC 17) examined the discriminatory nature of certain provisions of the Pay Equity Act (hereinafter the “Act”) and, more specifically, the pay equity auditing […]
The amendments to Canada’s Trade-marks Act – Update
Publié le 1 May 2019 par Hamak • No Comments
By Josée Tourangeau Removal of the requirement to state the current or projected use when filing an application Currently, when filing an application to register a trade-mark, the applicant must […]
The Régie du logement and the medical use of cannabis
Publié le 1 April 2019 par Hamak • No Comments
The subject of extensive media coverage, the Cannabis Regulation Act (CQLR, C-5.3, hereinafter the “Act”) allows residential building owners to modify the conditions of their leases by adding a prohibition against smoking […]
Upcoming changes to the Trade-marks Act: broadening of the non-traditional trademarks that may be registered
Publié le 1 April 2019 par Hamak • No Comments
By Josée Tourangeau A trademark enables consumers to associate products and services with a single source. The most common types of trademarks are essentially made up of words, design marks […]
Demolition of a luxury home built without a permit : How far does the court’s discretion extend?
Publié le 1 March 2019 par Hamak • No Comments
On January 15, 2019, the Honourable Danielle Turcotte rendered a decision in Ville de Saint-Sauveur v. Bibeau (2019 QCCS 44), an action to demolish a luxury home built without a permit on the territory […]
Protection Guarantees for Whistleblowers
Publié le 1 March 2019 par Hamak • No Comments
In recent weeks, the Act to facilitate the disclosure of wrongdoings relating to public bodies (the “Act”), which came into effect on May 1, 2017, has been in the headlines following the […]
Trademark Registration : Small Investment, Big Return!
Publié le 1 February 2019 par Hamak • No Comments
In an era in which digital and social media reign supreme and unfair competition is rampant, the success of a business is critically dependent on the brand image it projects. […]