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Federal Court of Appeal: Obviousness is an “Inherently Factual” Inquiry

Canada - July 10 2019 Recently, the Federal Court of Appeal published its decision in Packers Plus Energy Services Inc. v. Essential Energy Services Ltd., in which the…

Facebook Announces Libra Cryptocurrency and Calibra Wallet

Canada - July 4 2019 Facebook released its White Paper (the “White Paper”) revealing the details of its new cryptocurrency Libra. Libra is expected to be…

Federal Court of Appeal provides important guidance for determining jurisdiction of the PMPRB

Canada - July 3 2019 On June 28, 2019, in the Federal Court of Appeal’s decision in Attorney General of Canada v Galderma Canada Inc., 2019 FCA 196, the Court confirmed…

Global Financial innovation network releases one year on Report

Global - July 2 2019 On June 25, 2019, the Global Financial Innovation Network (“GFiN”) published a report reflecting on its activity over the past year entitled “GFiN -…

Senate Open Banking Report Calls for Swift Government Actions

Canada - June 24 2019 On June 19, 2019, the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce released the report Open Banking: What it Means for You (the Report)…

Financial Stability Board Delivers Report on Financial Stability Implications of Decentralised Financial Technologies

Canada, Switzerland - June 18 2019 On June 6, 2019, the Financial Stability Board (the “FSB”), an international body that coordinates the work of national financial authorities…

OPC reframes and restarts consultation on transfers for processing

Canada - June 13 2019 On April 9, 2019, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) launched a consultation to receive input on a proposed re-interpretation of how the…

Payments Canada proposes new rule for debit payments

Canada - June 12 2019 Payments Canada recently announced a proposal for a new rule (the Proposed Rule) aimed at increasing the availability of point-of-service (POS) debit…

FinCEN Releases Guidance and Advisory on Activities Involving Virtual Assets

USA - June 5 2019 The US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued guidance on how its regulations apply to money transmission involving…

International Technology Law Association releases Responsible AI Policy Framework

Global - May 27 2019 On May 23, 2019, the International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw) released Responsible AI: A Global Policy Framework, an in-depth review that…