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Revised advertising code tackles social media in the health-care community

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada
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  • February 19 2013

The Pharmaceutical Advertising Advisory Board (PAAB) recently released a revised version of its Code of Advertising Acceptance. As of July 1, 2013

PMA summary

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • December 29 2012

Many global marketing leaders met recently in Chicago for the Promotion Marketing Association's (PMA now “Brand Activation Association”) Annual Marketing

Creating an app? There are privacy laws for that

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • December 29 2012

On October 24, 2012, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada released the guidance document “Seizing Opportunity: Good Privacy Practices for

Problematic trends in automotive dealer advertising

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • October 16 2012

Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC), the regulatory body for Ontario car dealers and dealer advertising associations, has issued a number of bulletins covering "problematic trends in dealer advertising"

Doing business in Canada

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • September 17 2012

Unlike the United States, Canada was not created by a unilateral declaration of independence from the colonial occupation of England

ISPs are the new targets in copyright infringement cases - 20th Century Fox Film Corp & others v British Telecommunications plc

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • August 10 2012

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, together with other film makers and distributors (the Studios) sued the major internet service provider (ISP) British Telecommunications Plc (BT) under Section 97A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (CDPA) 1988

Court orders yellow marketing group to pay $9 million in penalties

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada
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  • August 9 2012

On March 1, 2012, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found that five companies and three individuals (collectively the Yellow Marketing Group) had made misleading representations to the public in contravention of the federal Competition Act and ordered them to pay over $9 million in administrative monetary penalties (AMPs), the highest ever awarded in contested proceedings regarding false or misleading representations in Canada

iPad 3 advertisements: a case of lost in translation

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • August 9 2012

The launch of one of Apple’s new star products, the iPad 3, was initially met with typical excitement and praise from consumers around the planet

Costly influence of social media: plaintiff agrees to pay defendant’s legal fees despite court ruling to the contrary

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada
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  • August 9 2012

One may say that the court of public opinion has found its voice in the rise of social media, and its influence should not be underestimated

"Your wish is its command," but will it actually perform? Apple hit with class action lawsuits over iPhone 4S Siri features

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • August 9 2012

One of the most talked about features of the new iPhone 4S is Siri, the personal assistant designed to answer questions and complete tasks for its user by simple voice command