Rovi Guides, Inc. v. Videotron Ltd.
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Federal Court (Canada) |
| Citation | 2022 FC 981 |
| Date | 30 June 2022 |
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4 practice notes
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2022 Year In Review: IP Litigation
...the Federal Court held open the door to plead allegations of patent infringement by common design (Rovi Guides, Inc v Videotron Ltd, 2022 FC 981; Rovi Guides, Inc v BCE Inc, 2022 FC 979). Infringement by common design is said to arise where one party is found to be a joint tortfeasor when a......
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Rovi Guides, Inc. v. BCE Inc.
...Ltd., another Canadian telecommunications company. Judgment was issued in that case on June 23, 2022: Rovi Guides, Inc v Videotron Ltd, 2022 FC 981 [Rovi #1]. [37] In Rovi #1, there were four patents at issue, including the 870 Patent and the 629 Patent. In that case, I concluded that Claim......
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Canadian Patent Law 2022: A Year In Review
...infringed the patents-in-suit. Common design, infringement by attribution, and infringement by agency In Rovi Guides, Inc v Videotron Ltd, 2022 FC 981 and Rovi Guides, Inc v BCE Inc, 2022 FC 979, the Federal Court refused appeals from orders dismissing motions to strike allegations of infri......
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Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Trading v. Marrand Auto Inc., 2025 FC 1105
...Elbit Systems Electro-optics Elop Ltd v Selex ES Ltd, 2016 FC 1129 [Elbit Systems] at para 18. See also Rovi Guides, Inc v Videotron Ltd, 2022 FC 981 at paras 27-28, citing Elbit [37] The Associate Judge refers to “pertains to a trademark” against the backdrop of his determination that it i......
2 cases
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Rovi Guides, Inc. v. BCE Inc.
...Ltd., another Canadian telecommunications company. Judgment was issued in that case on June 23, 2022: Rovi Guides, Inc v Videotron Ltd, 2022 FC 981 [Rovi #1]. [37] In Rovi #1, there were four patents at issue, including the 870 Patent and the 629 Patent. In that case, I concluded that Claim......
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Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Trading v. Marrand Auto Inc., 2025 FC 1105
...Elbit Systems Electro-optics Elop Ltd v Selex ES Ltd, 2016 FC 1129 [Elbit Systems] at para 18. See also Rovi Guides, Inc v Videotron Ltd, 2022 FC 981 at paras 27-28, citing Elbit [37] The Associate Judge refers to “pertains to a trademark” against the backdrop of his determination that it i......
2 firm's commentaries
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2022 Year In Review: IP Litigation
...the Federal Court held open the door to plead allegations of patent infringement by common design (Rovi Guides, Inc v Videotron Ltd, 2022 FC 981; Rovi Guides, Inc v BCE Inc, 2022 FC 979). Infringement by common design is said to arise where one party is found to be a joint tortfeasor when a......
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Canadian Patent Law 2022: A Year In Review
...infringed the patents-in-suit. Common design, infringement by attribution, and infringement by agency In Rovi Guides, Inc v Videotron Ltd, 2022 FC 981 and Rovi Guides, Inc v BCE Inc, 2022 FC 979, the Federal Court refused appeals from orders dismissing motions to strike allegations of infri......