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Implementation of the Federal Government’s Intellectual Property Strategy - Effects of Bankruptcy and Insolvency on IP Licenses

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
New protection for licensees of IP — BIA and CCAA amendments come into force

At long last, amendments to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA) and theCompanies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) have come into force, providing licensees of intellectual property (IP) with some additional level of protection.

Canada, Insolvency & Restructuring, Intellectual Property, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Confidentiality, Royalty payment, Bankruptcy, Debtor