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There have been numerous recent decisions in the U.K. and the E.U. relating to bad faith by an applicant for a trademark which will impact on trademark rulings for businesses throughout Canada.  In addition, the U.K. Canadian Trademark Act has been recently amended to add “bad faith” as a ground of invalidity, so it makes....

On October 4, 2021, a North California federal jury awarded a former Tesla subcontractor $137 million after finding that he had been subjected to a hostile work environment and that Tesla was responsible for the harm it caused. The jury found that the contract employee, Owen Diaz, a black male, had been subjected to repeated....

Due to the global pandemic, employers across North America have begun recruiting new employees virtually, which has resulted in online video exchanges replacing the face-to-face interviewing experience. In June 2021, Forbes reported that in a survey of 1,142 hiring leaders, fifty-four percent said virtual interviews resulted in a more efficient recruitment process, thereby leading surveyors....

BACKGROUND   There are several institutions in Malaysia which offer Islamic pawnbroking schemes such as the financial institutions/development financial institutions like CIMB, RHB, Bank Islam, Bank Mualamat and Agrobank and also other non-bank financial institutions such as Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia, Pos Malaysia, Ar Rahnu YaPEIM[1] via Koperasi YaPEIM Berhad (KYB), Public Gold and Ar-Rahnu....

A decision of the Canadian Federal Court deals with who is entitled to use and register a trademark/tradename. Norsteel Building Systems Ltd. v. Toti Holdings Inc. 2021 FC 927.   The Facts The applicant was incorporated in British Columbia in 1992. Since its incorporation, the applicant has operated primarily under the tradename/trademark NORSTEEL as a....