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May 13, 2016

Public display of trade marks in a language other than French

In 20141, major retailers Best Buy Canada Ltd., Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd., Gap (Canada) Inc., Old Navy (Canada) Inc., Guess? Canada Corporation, Wal-Mart Canada Corp., Toys “R” Us Canada Ltd. and Curves International Inc. had filed a motion for declaratory judgment before the Superior Court for (…)

March 23, 2016

Tax relief to stimulate commercialization of intellectual property made in Québec

Inspired by a worldwide trend to encourage the growth of innovation, Québec has recently announced a new tax relief measure for innovative companies. Thus, the Québec government is instituting an “innovative companies deduction” (ICD). The goal of this initiative is to “ensure that innovations (…)

November 13, 2015

English trademarks on public signs – Expected changes

Last April 27, the Court of Appeal of Quebec dismissed the appeal, from the bench, by the Attorney General of Quebec concerning the use of English trademarks on public signs. The Attorney General was contesting the judgment rendered by the Honourable Michel Yergeau of the Superior Court who held (…)

October 23, 2015

Advance Tax Credit Financing

Corporations that are in need of liquidities can, simply put, not afford to wait until the end of the fiscal year to receive payment of refundable tax credits. For this reason, some lenders offer to advance funds to eligible taxpaying corporations (hereinafter “Taxpayers”) in the form of a loan, (…)

July 9, 2015

Use of Social Media by Employees

In this age of social networks, the dividing line between private life and public life seems more and more blurred. The same is true of the boundary between individuals' personal and professional lives. Indeed, headlines in the past few weeks remind us that the personal and professional aspects of (…)

December 10, 2014

Legal newsletter for business entrepreneurs and executives, Number 23

SUMMARY MUNICIPAL TAXES: IS IT POSSIBLE TO REDUCE THE BILL? PATENTS ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: NEW BENCHMARKS MUNICIPAL TAXES: IS IT POSSIBLE TO REDUCE THE BILL? Audrey-Julie Dallaire The tax pressure stemming from municipal taxes certainly constitutes an irritant for businesses. It was (…)

June 1, 2014

Legal newsletter for business entrepreneurs and executives, Number 21

CONTENT Overview of the Proposed Rules Respecting Equity Crowdfunding Trademarks in the English Language on Pubilc Signs and PostersOVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED RULES RESPECTING EQUITY CROWDFUNDINGJosianne BeaudryIn 2013, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) launched a consultation on equity (…)

May 1, 2014

Labelling of your products in Canada, and particularly Quebec: don't forget to translate!

Our clients from outside the province of Quebec often ask us the following questions: what are the linguistic labelling requirements in Canada, and particularly Quebec? There are several statutes and regulations governing labelling in Quebec and Canada. The following is a summary of some of the (…)

April 1, 2014

Trademarks in the English language on public signs and posters

On April 9 last, the Superior Court of Québec issued its judgement1 on a motion for a declaratory judgment pertaining to trademarks in the English language on public signs and posters. The applicants, Magasin Best Buy Ltée, Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd, Gap (Canada) Inc., Old Navy (Canada) Inc., (…)

February 1, 2014

Canada initiates a process to ratify three international treaties on trademarks

On January 27, 2014, the parliamentary secretary of the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs tabled five treaties in the House of Commons dealing with intellectual property, of which three relate to trademarks.These three treaties on trademarks are as follows: The Protocol Relating to the Madrid (…)

April 1, 2013

A first concrete step in combating counterfeiting

The production and circulation of counterfeit products have been an economic and social problem for some time. Not only can such products pose a safety risk to consumers who use them, counterfeit products also lead to considerable lost income for legitimate businesses, decrease consumer confidence (…)

March 1, 2013