The Briefing: Not Terminated - Cher Still Entitled to Her Share of Music Royalties
The Briefing: Not Terminated - Cher Still Entitled to Her Share of Music Royalties (Podcast)
SCOTUS applies the "discovery rule" in timely copyright infringement claim; Cher wins in Marital Settlement Agreement vs Copyright Grant Termination Notices; Student Athletes Win Revenue Share and NIL
Entertainment Law Update Episode 160 – August/September 2023
NFTs and Your Business – Separating Fact From Fiction
NFT Perspectives: A Discussion With Artist and Filmmaker Haik Kocharian
JONES DAY PRESENTS®: Nonfungible Tokens and the Gamification of Markets
Navigating the Once-Obscure German Nonresident Withholding Tax
Nota Bene Episode 111: Charting the New World of Music Royalty Investment with Sid Fohrman
Nonpublication Requests For Patent Applications: Disadvantages
Jones Day Talks Intellectual Property: Blurrier Lines and Narrow Grounds—Implications of the Ninth Circuit’s Blurred Lines Decision
A Focus on Energy: Royalty Trusts
Instapundit: America's IP Laws Need to be "Pruned Back"
Dans Shell Canada Limited v. Alberta (Energy), la Cour d’appel de l’Alberta (la « Cour ») a confirmé une décision rendue par la Cour du Banc du Roi de l’Alberta dans une affaire de contrôle judiciaire, laquelle décision...more
In Shell Canada Limited v. Alberta (Energy), the Court of Appeal of Alberta (Court) upheld a judicial-review decision of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta quashing a decision of the Alberta Minister of Energy (Minister)...more
The Alberta Limitations Act does not apply to requests for "a declaration of rights and duties, legal relations or personal status". The exception is narrow. But as recently confirmed by the Alberta Court of Appeal in...more
Canadian Ether Fund Launches, Swiss Bank Tokenizes Shares, New German Law Passed - Earlier this month, 3iQ Corp., a Toronto-based investment management firm, announced the listing of its fund, The Ether Fund (the Fund), on...more
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently released the second of two highly anticipated decisions stemming from the receivership proceedings of Dianor Resources Inc. The first decision clarified the test used to determine when a...more
On June 19, 2019, the Ontario Court of Appeal (Appeal Court) released its long-anticipated decision in the second phase of the appeal in Third Eye Capital Corporation v. Ressources Dianor Inc./Dianor Resources Inc., following...more
Holders of royalties in oil and gas and other minerals should take note of the recent decision of the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench in Manitok Energy Inc. (Re), 2018 ABQB 488 [Manitok], in which the Alberta Court followed...more
In a decision of critical interest to the holders of overriding royalties in the mining and oil and gas sectors, the Ontario Court of Appeal has clarified the test used to determine when a royalty interest constitutes an...more
2017 was a year of significant developments to Canadian IP law and practice, with important court decisions and numerous legislative amendments. We have taken the opportunity to review the top 10 highlights from the past...more
The fair dealing user right, as an exception to copyright infringement, has its limits. The fact that a use falls within an enumerated purpose under the Copyright Act is no guarantee of immunity from infringement. To avoid...more
Alien Tort Statute (ATS)/Torture Victims Protection Act (TVPA)/Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) - District Court Dismisses ATS Claim Where Alleged Conduct in US Was Not Directly Linked to Injuries Claimed in Other Countries - ...more
On June 16, 2016, the SEC proposed a major overhaul of the disclosure requirements for companies that are engaged in material mining operations, including royalty companies. The proposed rules would replace the SEC’s...more
A royalty holder must make reasonable inquires to confirm that a royalty has been properly paid and will be limited to a two-year recovery if not, the Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled in Canadian Natural Resources Limited v...more