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Trademark tussles just got spicier: Canada now offers costs awards
Costs awards in trademark opposition proceedings have been long anticipated in Canada.
How can you ensure risk allocation appropriately meets your needs as a business? What liability caps should be subject to exceptions? Do the indemnities reallocate risk in the way you intend?
These are all essential questions to consider when looking at contractual provisions dealing with liability and indemnification in outsourcing, technology and transitional services agreements. A number of recent cases have had an impact on such provisions, and there have also been changes in industry norms. Businesses need to be aware of these developments when negotiating optimal liability and indemnification regimes in such contracts.
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Costs awards in trademark opposition proceedings have been long anticipated in Canada.
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On April 1, after more than a year of consultation, research and consideration, Ontario’s Civil Rules Review (CRR) working group released its proposed reforms to the Rules of Civil Procedure – the rulebook that governs litigation in the province.
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Canada’s 45th general election will take place on April 28. Businesses and non-profits that are considering engaging in the political process during this time must know the law and understand how to navigate the rules and restrictions imposed by the Canada Elections Act (CEA).
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