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AQT survey reports on market conditions and strength of Quebec ICT sector

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • December 28 2011

A recent survey of Quebec-based Information and Communication Technology businesses revealed some encouraging results and identified some obstacles to growth and investment

Federal Court of Appeal renders decision on satellite radio judicial review applications

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 24 2011

The Federal Court of Appeal dismissed two judicial review applications of the Copyright Board's 2009 decision on satellite radio

US Supreme Court rules on the eligibility of business methods for patenting

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada, USA
  • -
  • June 29 2010

On June 28, 2010, the United States Supreme Court issued its long-awaited judgment in Bilski v Kappos, which deals with important questions surrounding the patentability of business methods and other subject matter, such as software and innovative processes generally

International Seaway Trading: a single test for invalidity of US design patents

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 13 2010

Having previously determined that the ordinary observer test is the sole test for design patent infringement, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in International Seaway Trading Corporation v. Walgreens Corporation, has now extended that test to questions of design patent invalidity

Appeals court denies rehearing request in i4i v. Microsoft

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 13 2010

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied Microsoft's petition for a full panel of judges to rehear its appeal in its patent dispute with i4i LP

New Zealand introduces graduated response bill

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • New Zealand
  • -
  • May 13 2010

The New Zealand Parliament recently introduced the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill, which amends the Copyright Act, 1994, to provide new enforcement measures against the unauthorized sharing of copyright material over the Internet

Managing the legal risks of social technology part II

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 13 2010

Having previously looked at some of the technical and social dynamics of various "Web 2.0" developments, such as Twitter, Facebook and blogging, we discuss the legal risks attendant with these new communications channels risks that organizations and companies must manage very carefully

Sony triumphs in copyright battle over God of War

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada, USA
  • -
  • May 13 2010

In Bissoon-Dath v. Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc., the US District Court for the Northern District of California granted summary judgment in favour of Sony in a copyright dispute over the popular God of War video game

Australia's federal court finds ISPs aren’t liable for their subscribers’ copyright infringement

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 13 2010

The Federal Court of Australia released its important decision in Roadshow Films Pty Ltd v. iiNet Limited regarding the liability of Internet service providers (ISPs) for acts of copyright infringement by their subscribers

Court refuses to extend trade-mark protection to file extensions

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada, USA
  • -
  • May 13 2010

In Autodesk, Inc. v. Dassault Systemès Solidworks Corporation, the US District Court for the Northern District of California recently considered whether computer file extensions are entitled to trade-mark protection

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