Published by the Technology, Intellectual Property and Communications Groups
McCarthy Tétrault FRANÇAIS VOL.5,
ISSUE 1
 2009
April
30
Technology Law Quarterly


McCarthy Tétrault Co-Counsel: Technology Law Quarterly
(Volume 5, Issue 1)

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Welcome to Volume 5, Issue 1 of McCarthy Tétrault Co-Counsel: Technology Law Quarterly. This publication has been created to give our clients a picture of what is going on in technology law and, most importantly, what it means to them. All the authors listed in the publication, as well as their colleagues at McCarthy Tétrault, are happy to answer your questions and discuss the issues raised in the articles.

Internet/E-World

E-COMMERCE

US: Silence and Inaction Gave Search Engines an Implied Licence to Display a Cached Copy of Author’s Works

Technology Finance

Québec: Changes to the e-Business Tax Credit

Canada: Recent Provincial Initiatives in Support of Venture Capital in Canada

Canada: Ten Ways to Avoid Destroying Value in Your Technology Company — Part III

Technology Contracting

OUTSOURCING

Canada: Making the Most of your RFP Process — Part II

Canada: Privacy Commissioner Releases "Guidelines for Processing Personal Data across Borders"

Canada: The Revised OSFI Guideline on Outsourcing: Do You Need to Do Anything?

Canada: Beware the Boilerplate — Part I

Québec: Modifying the Scope of Work in Information Technology (IT) Services Contracts — Are You Covered?

Intellectual Property

COPYRIGHT

Canada: McCarthy Tétrault Lawyers Publish Casebook of Canadian and International Copyright Law

Canada: Ensuring Protection of Intellectual Property Rights — Canadian Intellectual Property Council Calls for Reforms

Ireland: Irish ISP Agrees to Disconnect Repeat P2P Users

UK: UK Government Issues Digital Britain Interim Report

TRADE-MARKS

Canada: Distilling Trade-mark Law: Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) Issues Sobering Decision on Prohibited Marks

PATENTS

US: Seagate Technology Drops Lawsuit Against STEC Inc.

China: People’s Republic of China Adopts Third Amendment to Patent Law

Privacy

Canada: Courts Rule that Internet Subscribers’ Name and Address are Not Private

Canada: Recent Decision Reduces Burden on Companies Responding to Employee PIPEDA Requests

Communications

Canada: Federal Budget Contains Initiatives for the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Sector

Canada: Canada Drops 10 Spots in ICT Rankings to 19th, Finishes 83rd in Mobile Cellular Penetration

World: Global Mobile Cellular Growth Outstrips Landlines

Clean Technology

Ontario: The Green Energy Act: Green Energy Unbounded

UK: UK Advances Energy Strategy — Energy Act Provisions Come into Effect

Canada: Federal Budget Promotes Clean Tech, Carbon Capture and Storage

North America: Toward Sustainable IT — Measuring Data Centre Energy Efficiency

US: From "Peril to Progress," Courtesy of Clean Tech

Biotechnology/Life Sciences

Canada: Doing International Biotech Collaborations in Uncertain Economic Times

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