Intellectual Property
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November 25, 2025
Law360 Canada Pulse survey 2025: lawyers grapple with stress amid financial strain, long hours
The legal profession is going through seismic change as it grapples with things like artificial intelligence, but one issue that has been around for centuries still remains — stress. According to the 2025 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey — which marks Law360 Canada’s third deep dive into the feelings and thoughts that legal professionals have about their jobs — 85 per cent of associates say they are at least sometimes stressed by their finances, along with 77 per cent of those at small firms.
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November 25, 2025
Legal battles in the digital age: Copyright claims in the era of AI
AI-driven models have transformed everything from health care to finance, by leveraging massive datasets improving efficiency and innovation. The use of online news content as training data, however, without proper authorization has sparked significant debate. News organizations throughout North America and abroad are arguing that scraping their content both violates copyright law and undermines their ability to generate revenue through subscriptions and advertising. A growing number of legal cases are emerging pointing at the unauthorized scraping of online news and other content to train artificial intelligence (AI) models.
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November 24, 2025
OpenAI faces a lawsuit from La Presse over allegations of copyright infringement
French language digital media outlet La Presse has filed a lawsuit suit against OpenAI over allegations that the company used its copyright-protected content to train ChatGPT without authorization.
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November 24, 2025
Law360 Canada Pulse survey 2025: nearly two-thirds of lawyers satisfied with jobs, but concerns remain
A recent survey of the legal profession is showing high marks on issues like job satisfaction and compensation. According to the 2025 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey — which marks Law360 Canada’s third deep dive into the feelings and thoughts that legal professionals have about their jobs — 63 per cent of respondents report being satisfied or very satisfied with their jobs overall, up from 60 per cent last year.
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November 21, 2025
Federal judges say they’ll take Ottawa to court over rejection of independent pay commission’s recommendations
The association representing Canada’s federally appointed judges decided this week to seek judicial review of Ottawa’s rejection of an independent judicial pay commission’s two key recommendations — including the commission’s advice that a $28,000 salary boost (on top of mandatory annual indexing) is necessary to keep attracting outstanding lawyers to the bench.
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November 21, 2025
TikTok faces class action over alleged misuse of Canadians’ data
TikTok is set to face a proposed class action over allegations that it collected and used users’ sensitive personal information, including data from children and minors, without their consent, to sell advertisements.
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November 20, 2025
Black box breaks open: Why Cohere’s legal defeat is a warning shot for Canadian enterprise
For the better part of three years, the Canadian technology sector has heralded Cohere as our homegrown champion, a “sovereign” answer to the Silicon Valley giants, providing enterprise-grade artificial intelligence that serious businesses could trust. We were told that, unlike consumer-grade chatbots prone to chaotic fabrications, Cohere was built for the boardroom: reliable, secure and designed to meet the rigorous demands of industry.
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November 19, 2025
Trade dress: Peanut butter and other spreadable products in Canada
Peanut butter and other spreadable products, beloved staples in Canadian pantries, have evolved beyond simple food items into branded products with distinct characteristics and packaging. As companies compete for consumer attention, legal protections such as trade dress play a crucial role in defining and safeguarding the identity of these products.
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November 18, 2025
Federal Court finds Videotron infringed two Adeia interactive TV patents
The Federal Court has ruled that Videotron infringed two Adeia patents related to interactive television technologies that track viewing progress and restrict fast-forwarding of certain content.
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November 18, 2025
Canadian Intellectual Property Office annual report highlights operational advancements
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)’s 2024-2025 annual report has been tabled, highlighting “significant advancements across all areas of operations, including various system upgrades, a reduction in trademark backlogs and speedier registration timelines.”