Patrola Law Blog

August 8, 2016

Confidentiality Agreements and Future Hostile Bids

Last updated on September 28th, 2021 at 11:31 am Relatively recent jurisprudence in Canada and the U.S. has had an impact on how confidentiality agreements and standstill agreements are negotiated and considered, with respect to future hostile bid situations. On January 19, 2009, Justice Alexandra Hoy of the Ontario Superior Court held that RIM was

confidentiality agreements, business law, corporate law

August 8, 2016

Avast Ye! Pirate Joe’s Wins the First Battle

Last updated on September 28th, 2021 at 02:07 pm Vancouver-based Pirate Joe’s and its owner, Michael Hallat, won a trademark infringement battle against specialty U.S. grocery giant Trader Joe’s, on October 2, 2013. Judge Marsha Pechman of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington dismissed the case on jurisdictional grounds. Trader Joe’s

intellectual property, trademarks

August 8, 2016

Work on the Business, Not in the Business

Last updated on November 19th, 2018 at 11:48 am Entrepreneurs are generally familiar with this concept, but it’s worth repeating: if you want your business to grow, you need to delegate work to others. You should work on the business and not stay mired in the day-to-day operations. The Startup Mindset In the early

startups, small business, entrepreneur, tips, advice

August 8, 2016

Supreme Court of Canada delares Alberta privacy legislation unconstitutional

Last updated on June 29th, 2022 at 12:11 pm The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) is unconstitutional and declared PIPA to be invalid in its entirety. The Court found that restrictions on the ability of unions to photograph and videotape workers crossing a picket line infringed the right

August 8, 2016

Popular media references as evidence of trade-mark fame

Last updated on June 29th, 2022 at 12:11 pm The Federal Court recently found the wide-spread fame of the COHIBA trade-marks for cigars and cigarillos was sufficient to reject an application to register the trade-mark LAZARO COHIBA for rum. Tequila Cuervo (“Cuervo”) filed a trade-mark application in February of 1996, for the mark LAZARO COHIBA,

intellectual property, trademarks