As social media becomes increasingly prolific, the perils of its use are becoming increasingly apparent. Yet another case has highlighted that the information you place in the online sphere is liable to harm you in a court of law.

Posted in Internet, Jurisdiction, Privacy, Reputation Management, Social Media, UK
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On May 22nd, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (“UKSC”) decided the case Verstergaard, and in doing so created an important precedent concerning the relevance of subjective aspects of personal liability when misusing trade secrets and confidential information.

Posted in Competition, Competition Law, Contracts, Trade Secrets, UK, UK
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Last month, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) denied leave to appeal in the case Eli Lilly Canada Inc v Novopharm Ltd, passing on an opportunity to clarify the controversial “promise of the patent” utility requirement for Canadian pharmaceutical patents.

Posted in Canada, European Union, Infringement, IP, Jurisdiction, Patentability, Patents, Pharmaceutical Drugs, Regulatory Policy, Supreme Court of Canada, UK, UK, US, US-Canada Relations
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TorrentFreak has reported that the first episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones season three broke historic download records, with more than a million as of April 1st, 2013. Canada ranked fourth internationally in terms of the highest number of TorrentFreak S3E1 downloads, representing 7.4% of total downloads at the time of reporting.

Posted in Broadcasting Regulatory Policy, Canada, Commercialization, Copyright, copyright reform, Digital Downloads, Infringement, Internet, Internet Sharing, IP, IP Reform, Jurisdiction, Open-Source, Ownership, Regulatory Policy, UK, Uncategorized, US
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