Selected Publications
"The Beginning of the End of Online Piracy in Canada? Federal Court of Appeal Approves Site-Blocking Order: The Consequences," TheSpotlight, June 7, 2021.
"The Swiss Shield: A Trademark Registration Is a Defence to Damages Even if Later Invalidated," TheSpotlight, December 14, 2020.
"The Federal Court of Appeal Upholds $640 Million Accounting of Profits Award for Patent Infringement," TheSpotlight, September 22, 2020.
"Retrograde in Taurus: Ninth Circuit Upholds Judgment That Stairway to Heaven Did Not Infringe Taurus," TheSpotlight, April 7, 2020.
"The Supreme Court of Canada’s Clarifies Standard of Review for Trademark Appeals," TheSpotlight, February 28, 2020.
"Changes to Canada’s Trademarks Act," TheSpotlight, June 4, 2019.
"The Dawning of a New Dark Age for Europe," TheSpotlight, April 5, 2019.
"The Competition Bureau Publishes Final Version of its Revised Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines," TheSpotlight, March 22, 2019.
"“BIG MAC” Attack!," TheSpotlight, January 31, 2019.
"What Do You Mean I Don’t Own My Own Logo?," TheSpotlight, November 19, 2018.
"Will the EU Copyright Directive Break the Internet?," TheSpotlight, November 12, 2018.
"IP Budget 2018 – Changes to Canada’s IP Laws," TheSpotlight, November 7, 2018.
"Get into the Octave-gon with the New MMA," TheSpotlight, October 16, 2018.
"SLAPP Fight!: Ontario Court of Appeal Clarifies SLAPP Legislation," TheSpotlight, October 10, 2018.
"Tales from the Crypt(ocurrency)," TheSpotlight, October 9, 2018.
"Court of Appeal Sends “Stairway to Heaven” Back to Trial," TheSpotlight, October 2, 2018.
"The Dangers of Discount Patent Services - You Get What You Pay For," TheSpotlight, August 22, 2018.
"The Value of a Copyrighted Photograph Is Not Necessarily in the Eye of the Beholder," TheSpotlight, July 19, 2018.
"Quebec Court Denies Exclusive Use Of Geographic Location in Car Dealership’s Name," TheSpotlight, June 18, 2018.
"Google Fails to Amend Canadian De-indexing Injunction Despite California Court Order," TheSpotlight, April 23, 2018.
"U.S. Court of Appeals Finds That the Lines Remain Blurred," TheSpotlight, April 20, 2018.
"Human Rights Complaint on “Chief Wahoo” (Cleveland Indians) Logo to Proceed – Update on Law of Controversial Sports Logos," TheSpotlight, February 8, 2018.
"Cannabis Trademarks Remain Unregistrable in U.S. Despite Federal Circuit’s Ruling in Re: Brunetti," TheSpotlight, January 31, 2018.
"The Future of the Internet: Less "Walking Dead" and More "House of Cards"? The FCC and CRTC Consider Implications of Data Caps and Differential Pricing," TheSpotlight, September 22, 2016.
"How the (Copyright Test) Was Won: Led Zeppelin Victorious in "Stairway to Heaven" Suit," TheSpotlight, July 27, 2016.
"Blockchain and Smart Contracts: The Future of Doing Business?," TheSpotlight Newsletter, June 9, 2016.
"Music Industry Rocks the Copyright Boat," TheSpotlight Newsletter, June 7, 2016.
"The Copyright Act Reformed – Provisions of the Copyright Modernization Act Proclaimed into Force," co-author, Lexology, November 12, 2012
"The Copyright Act Reformed – A Brief Look at Bill C-11," co-author, Lexology, July 30, 2012
"ICANN Releases List of New Proposed Top-Level Domain Names," co-author, Lexology, June 26, 2012
"Top Court Rules ISPs are Not Broadcasters," co-author, Lexology, March 1, 2012
"Googlers and Gmailers, Be(a)ware! Google to Implement New Privacy Policy," co-author, Lexology, February 29, 2012
"Proposed Introduction of Internationalized Domain Names in the Canadian .ca Registry," co-author, Lexology, December 15, 2011
"Century 21 v. Rogers: A Look at Online Copyright Infringement and Breach of Contract," co-author, Lexology, September 21, 2011
"The Canadian Telecom Saga," co-author, A&B Blawg Briefs, March 16, 2011
"Product Labelling with Expired Patent Numbers Can Lead to Lawsuits in the U.S.," co-author, A&B Blawg Briefs, September 3, 2010
"LimeWire and its CEO taken to the canvas. Score one pyrrhic victory for the RIAA," A&B Blawg Briefs, May 20, 2010