At the Supreme Court of Canada, Google Inc. will be searching for a more favourable ruling than it got at the Court of Appeal for British Columbia in Equustek…
Tag: trade secrets
Beyond Knowledge and Consciousness – The Development of Liability for Misuse of Trade Secrets in the UK
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…
in Blogs, Commercialization, Competition, European Union, Human Rights, Innovation, Patent Practice, Patentability, Patents, Regulatory Policy, Trade Secrets, US2by Editor
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Live and Let Die: Gene Patenting Plot Thickens as the Patent/Trade Secret Line is Blurred
The long battle in the American courts over Myriad Genetics’ patents of BRCA1 and BRCA2, the primary diagnostic genes for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer has been well-documented in the…
in Canada, Feature Post, IP, Jurisdiction, Patents, Pharmaceutical Drugs, Uncategorized1by Editor
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Trade Secrets, Transparency, and Temporality
Access to information is generally important in a free and democratic society. It’s particularly important in the context of regulating drugs, medical devices, and other products. In Merck Frosst Canada…
Colours to dye for are worth $6.4M
How much does it cost to dye your hair? A home kit usually costs between $20 and $40. Some salons charge up to $200. In the heart of Yorkville, however,…