Pyrrha Design Inc. v. Plum and Posey Inc.

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
Date13 January 2022
Citation2022 FCA 7
CourtCourt of Appeal (Canada)

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7 practice notes
  • IMS Incorporated v. Toronto Regional Real Estate Board
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • March 28, 2023
    ...at paras. 11, 14, leave to appeal refused 2013 CarswellNat 2948, 464 N.R. 400 (note) (WL Can); Pyrrha Design Inc. v. Plum and Posey Inc., 2022 FCA 7, 190 C.P.R. (4th) 307 at para. [36] Under the Copyright Act, copyright subsists in works if they are original and if their authors or creators......
  • Fair Dealing For The Purpose Of News Reporting
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 31, 2022
    ...of the letter splashed as a new public revelation. Assessing the Similarities between Works In Pyrrha Design Inc. v. Plum and Posey Inc. 2022 FCA 7 referring to Robertson v. Thomson Corp., 2006 SCC 43 the court confirmed that in action alleging infringement a reviewing court must engage 'in......
  • Fair Dealing For The Purpose Of News Reporting
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 31, 2022
    ...of the letter splashed as a new public revelation. Assessing the Similarities between Works In Pyrrha Design Inc. v. Plum and Posey Inc. 2022 FCA 7 referring to Robertson v. Thomson Corp., 2006 SCC 43 the court confirmed that in action alleging infringement a reviewing court must engage 'in......
  • 2022 Year In Review: Canadian Copyright
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 19, 2023
    ...balance the interests of owners and users and upholds the principle of technological neutrality. Pyrrha Design Inc. v. Plum and Posey Inc., 2022 FCA 7 This case was an appeal of Pyrrha Design Inc. v. Plum and Posey Inc., 2019 FC 129, a copyright infringement case that dealt with jewelry des......
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2 cases
  • IMS Incorporated v. Toronto Regional Real Estate Board
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • March 28, 2023
    ...at paras. 11, 14, leave to appeal refused 2013 CarswellNat 2948, 464 N.R. 400 (note) (WL Can); Pyrrha Design Inc. v. Plum and Posey Inc., 2022 FCA 7, 190 C.P.R. (4th) 307 at para. [36] Under the Copyright Act, copyright subsists in works if they are original and if their authors or creators......
  • Mjl v Sal
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • April 3, 2024
    ...ideas, concepts or functionality. Copyright does not protect concepts, ideas or functionality: Pyrrha Design Inc. v Plum and Posey Inc., 2022 FCA 7 at para 11; Stevens v Robert Simpson Co., 1964 CarswellOnt 32. There is no assertion of a patent in this 128 There is no confidential informati......
5 firm's commentaries
  • Fair Dealing For The Purpose Of News Reporting
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 31, 2022
    ...of the letter splashed as a new public revelation. Assessing the Similarities between Works In Pyrrha Design Inc. v. Plum and Posey Inc. 2022 FCA 7 referring to Robertson v. Thomson Corp., 2006 SCC 43 the court confirmed that in action alleging infringement a reviewing court must engage 'in......
  • Fair Dealing For The Purpose Of News Reporting
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 31, 2022
    ...of the letter splashed as a new public revelation. Assessing the Similarities between Works In Pyrrha Design Inc. v. Plum and Posey Inc. 2022 FCA 7 referring to Robertson v. Thomson Corp., 2006 SCC 43 the court confirmed that in action alleging infringement a reviewing court must engage 'in......
  • 2022 Year In Review: Canadian Copyright
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 19, 2023
    ...balance the interests of owners and users and upholds the principle of technological neutrality. Pyrrha Design Inc. v. Plum and Posey Inc., 2022 FCA 7 This case was an appeal of Pyrrha Design Inc. v. Plum and Posey Inc., 2019 FC 129, a copyright infringement case that dealt with jewelry des......
  • Seal Of Approval From Federal Court Of Appeal In Jewelry Design Case
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 25, 2022
    ...appeal decision in Pyrrha Design Inc. v. Plum and Posey Inc., 2022 FCA 7, gives strength to the principle that "the simpler a copyrighted work is, the more exact must be the copying in order to constitute infringement." In dismissing the appeal of the Federal Court's decision in Pyrrha Desi......
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