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Implementation of the Federal Government’s Intellectual Property Strategy - Effects of Bankruptcy and Insolvency on IP Licenses
Canada - August 29 2019 The federal Government’s budget implementation bill, Bill C-86, received Royal Assent on December 14, 2018. An aspect of the budget implementation…
The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority Publishes Policy Statement and Final Rules for Loan-based (‘peer-to-peer’) and Investment-based Crowdfunding Platforms
United Kingdom - August 23 2019 On June 4, 2019, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) published its policy statement PS19/14 (the “Policy Statement”) following…
Federal Government Publishes Amendments Significantly Altering Canada’s Patented Medicines Pricing Regime
Canada - August 22 2019 On August 21, 2019, the Government of Canada published amendments to the Patented Medicines Regulations that set out the long-awaited framework…
Overhaul of Canadian Pharmaceutical Pricing Regulations: Amendments to be Published August 21, 2019
Canada - August 12 2019 On August 9, 2019, Health Canada issued a press release announcing that the highly-anticipated amendments to the Patented Medicines Regulations (the…
Legal Considerations in Tech Lending
Canada - July 26 2019 Canada’s tech industry is booming. The last census estimated that Canada’s tech sector contributed $83.5 billion to national GDP. Growth in Canadian…
UK Open Banking Implementation Entity Report Released
Canada, United Kingdom - July 26 2019 On July 16, 2019, the UK Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) released a report titled, “Open Banking: Preparing for Lift Off” (the OBIE Report)…
Implicit Common General Knowledge Renders Claims Obvious: Tetra Tech EBA Inc. v. Georgetown Rail Equipment Company
Canada - July 24 2019 The Federal Court of Appeal recently published its decision in Tetra Tech EBA Inc. v. Georgetown Rail Equipment Company, reversing the…
FATF Issues Guidance on Virtual Assets
Canada - July 19 2019 On June 21, 2019, the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) released Guidance for a Risk-Based Approach to Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service…
Bank for International Settlements Publishes Report on Implications of Big Tech Expansion into Financial Services
Global - July 15 2019 On June 23, 2019, the Bank for International Settlements (the “BIS”), the international institution of central banks whose mission is to promote…
Onward and Upward: GDPR a year later
United Kingdom - July 15 2019 On May 30, 2019, the United Kingdom Information Commissioner’s Office (the “ICO”), UK’s privacy regulator, published an update report, titled GDPR:…
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