The federal government’s budget implementation bill, Bill C-86[1], received Royal Assent on December 14, 2018. An aspect of the budget implementation bill is the amendment of various legislation, including the Patent Act, the Trademarks Act, as part of the government’s implementation of its intellectual property (“IP”) strategy.
Canada, Copyrights, Designs and trade secrets, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Patents, Trademarks, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Royal Bank of Canada
Pan Canadian Mortgage Group v. 679972 B.C. Ltd., 2013 BCSC 1078 (Pan Canadian), addresses the nature and priority of a purchaser’s lien, which, in general terms, is a financial charge that results when a purchaser pays a deposit toward the purchase price under a contract of purchase and sale.
Canada, British Columbia, Banking, Construction, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Secured creditor