Deeth Williams Wall

The Federal Court found passing off of the trademark ASIALICIOUS between cultural festival providers in the Greater Toronto Area with the parties’ initial use of the trademark being months apart from each other. #Trademarks #TrademarkLaw Read more at: ow.ly/Tvlz50YW6XY

The Federal Court of Appeal recently upheld a lower court decision dealing with the claim construction of McCain Foods Limited’s patent, which describes using an electric field for food preparation. #Patents #PatentLaw #IPLaw Read more at: ow.ly/8ut250YW6UR

DWW Associate Imtiaz Karamat will be speaking on a panel titled “Exploring the Frontiers of High-Risk Data: Biometrics, Neurological Data, and Beyond” at the ITechLaw Association 2026 World Technology Law Conference. #ITLWTLC26 #ITechLaw Read more at: ow.ly/GkB750YXA0L

DWW Partner Jennifer R. Davidson will be hosting a roundtable discussion titled “Copyright in the AI & 3D Printing Era” at the International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw) 2026 World Technology Law Conference. #ITLWTLC26 #ITechLaw Read more at: ow.ly/skrz50YXzVr

Jennifer R. Davidson will be speaking on a panel titled “Platform Safety: Legal Frontiers in the Age of Algorithmic Power” at the Data Protection Committee Meeting at the ITechLaw Association 2026 World Technology Law Conference. #ITLWTLC26 #ITechLaw ow.ly/c84P50YXzRe

The Government of Canada is reviewing the Federal Privacy Act with the goal to improve services, privacy protections, and regulator oversight. The Government is holding an open consultation until July 10, 2026. #PrivacyLaw #Privacy #Canada ow.ly/sRR150YW6Pj

DWW provides a detailed breakdown on recent decisions regarding Clearview AI's facial recognition technology, which has led to significant privacy law challenges and litigation in Canada. #ClearviewAI #AI #PrivacyLaw ow.ly/bNBu50YW6KM

DWW is proud to be a Bronze Sponsor of the International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw) 2026 World Technology Law Conference. This year, the conference will be held in Chicago, Illinois, from May 13 to 15, 2026. #ITechLaw #ITLWTLC #ITLaw ow.ly/ugKz50YUIUT

May 4th to 8th is Privacy Awareness Week in Canada and countries around the world. The OPC has announced the theme for Privacy Awareness Week 2026 as “protecting your privacy in the age of artificial intelligence (AI)”. #PrivacyAwarenessWeek #PAW2026 ow.ly/stm850YUIRy

The Federal Court of Appeal reversed the invalidation of a patent for a water slide, affirming that claiming more broadly than the invention made is a distinct ground of invalidity from claiming more broadly than the invention disclosed. #PatentLaw ow.ly/22zg50YOwW3

We invite you to connect with the DWW team at the 2026 Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) Annual Conference in Washington, DC! Gordon Jepson will be in attendance at the conference. #FDLI #FoodandDrugLaw #RegulatoryLaw ow.ly/azkg50YQy3y

The Federal Court of Canada recently allowed in part an appeal of a decision of the Registrar of Trademarks to expunge a registration for failure to file evidence in response to summary cancellation non-use (s. 45) proceedings. #TrademarkLaw #IPLaw ow.ly/E9FV50YOwQm

Jennifer R. Davidson received the Ontario Bar Association’s 2026 Rising Star Award in Information Technology and Intellectual Property. Congratulations Jennifer! #DWW #DWWLawyers #OBA #ITLaw #IPLaw Read more at: ow.ly/YmYy50YS2Uk

CIPO published a practice notice titled “March 2026 Practice Notice on Patentable Subject-Matter under the Patent Act”, providing updated guidance on the Patent Office’s interpretation of patentable subject‑matter. #PatentLaw #IPLaw Read more at: ow.ly/YRuF50YOwNy

On May 6, 2026, DWW Associate M. Imtiaz Karamat will speak at the “Navigating Consent and Ownership Rights in the Agentic AI Era” workshop at the IAPP Canada Symposium 2026. #AgenticAI #ITLaw #IAPPSymposium26 Read more at: ow.ly/xP9T50YQxXR

We invite you to connect with the DWW team at the INTA 2026 Annual Meeting in London! Douglas Deeth, Gervas Wall, Marijo Coates, Gary Daniel, Lauren Lodenquai and Michelle Noonan will be in attendance at the conference. #INTA2026 #Trademarks #IP ow.ly/iZI350YPu87

Canadian regulators have increased scrutiny on food labels incorrectly labelling foods and made in Canada or a product of Canada, known as “maple washing” with the imposition of monetary penalties. #RegulatoryLaw #MapleWashing Read more at: ow.ly/6shk50YOwHK

DWW Partner Gary Daniel was quoted in the World Trademark Review, where he discusses the reduced Canadian trademark application wait times after previous multi-year delays. #DWW #DWWLawyers #DW2 #WTR Read more at: ow.ly/rl9A50YO64i

OSFI recently published a report regarding the AGILE use of artificial intelligence within financial institutions. The report introduces a framework with suggested implementation priorities for navigating AI risks and opportunities. #OSFI #AI ow.ly/7a4b50YGvew

ONCA issued its decision in Nexus Solutions Inc. v. Krougly (2026 ONCA 199) dismissing Nexus’ appeal from an ONSC decision finding that Nexus’ employee retained copyright in software he secretly developed while employed at Nexus. #Copyright #IPLaw ow.ly/wsfk50YGuT3