Varnum LLP (JD Supra Canada)
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Canadian "Trademark Trolls" on the Rise
In 2014, Canada announced significant changes to its trademark law. The Canadian government recently announced that the new regime will come into force, along with new supporting regulations and practice notices, on June 17, 2019.
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Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) Now in Effect
The purpose of this Client Advisory is to address the risks associated with sending commercial electronic messages without complying with the provisions of the Canada Anti-Spam Legislation of 2014 (the "CASL"), which was passed in December of 2010 and made effective on July 1, 2014.
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World Trade Organization Rules Against Ontario’s “Buy Local” Program
The Province of Ontario has imposed a requirement that in order to participate in its feed in tariff program (FIT) for solar energy a project much source at least 60% of the solar project content from within the Province. That requirement has been challenged by Japan and the European Union. The World Trade Organization now has ruled that this domestic-content requirement violates sections of the...