With international trade rarely making the news in this era of stable foreign relations and respectful international dialogue, you can be forgiven if you are unaware that Canada has entered several trade agreements that require it to protect trade secrets. But can Canada be forgiven for never actually enacting trade secret legislation? Maybe we can because of Canada’s substitute: the common law action for “breach of confidence”.
Canada, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Insolvency & Restructuring, IT & Data Protection, Litigation, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Personally identifiable information, Non-disclosure agreement, Breach of confidence, Supreme Court of Canada
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