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Rise of Trademark Phishing Scams
There has been a reported surge in trademark phishing scams. The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) issued a statement warning of an email phishing scam targeting members of the public by… -
Intellectual Property Litigation
The Return of the Honda Element?
A few recent patent applications reveal that the Honda Element may be making its return to the automotive industry: The first patent application is a “camper for a vehicle”. The second… -
Intellectual Property Litigation
"Worldle" Faces a Wordle Hurdle
Kory McDonald, the creator of “Worldle”, a geography-themed game, is advocating on behalf of all games ending in “-le”. Worldle shows a series of Google Street view images from which players… -
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Not a “Success Kid”
Steve King, the former Iowa Republican Congressman, has reportedly lost his appeal attempting to overturn a copyright verdict for using the “Success Kid” meme in his 2020 campaign. The “Success… -
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Alaska Airlines Not Soaring After Losing Appeal
Alaska Airlines (“Alaska”) recently lost an appeal over a trademark licensing agreement at the Court of Appeal in London, in a decision favoring Virgin Group. Alaska was ordered to pay approximately… -
Intellectual Property Litigation
X’s Lawsuit Regarding Data Scraping Dismissed
A federal judge in California reportedly dismissed a lawsuit for breach-of-contract and tort claims brought by Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, against Bright Data, in a case involving data…
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Apotex Inc. acquires Searchlight Pharma Inc.
Goodmans LLP advised Apotex Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Searchlight Pharma Inc… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
FASHIONPHILE acquires Two Authenticators Business
Goodmans LLP acted for FASHIONPHILE, LLC in connection with its purchase of the assets of Two Authenticators Inc… -
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Minute Media acquires STN Video
Goodmans LLP acted for Minute Media, a leading global technology and sports content company, in relation to its acquisition of STN Video, a North American industry leader in sports content… -
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Finastra Group $5.32 billion refinancing
Goodmans LLP acted for Finastra International Limited in the full refinancing of its existing credit facilities and restructuring of its capital structure… -
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Coinsquare, WonderFi and CoinSmart close business combination
Goodmans LLP acted for Coinsquare Ltd. in its business combination transaction with WonderFi Technologies Inc. and CoinSmart Financial Inc… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
Docebo Inc. acquires Edugo.AI
Goodmans LLP acted for Docebo Inc. (“Docebo”) in its acquisition of Edugo.AI (“Edugo”), a Generative AI-based Learning Technology that uses advanced Large Language Models and algorithms to optimize…
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Banking and Financial Services
Goodmans Once Again Receives Top-Tier Recognition from The Legal 500 Canada
We are pleased to announce Goodmans LLP has once again received top-tier recognition from The Legal 500 Canada in their 2025 Guide released today.Recognition from The Legal 500 is based on independent… -
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Goodmans Recognized in the Inaugural Edition of Best Law Firms - Canada 2025
Goodmans is delighted to share we are featured in the inaugural edition of Best Law Firms - Canada 2025, recognizing us as one of the country’s exceptional law firms across 40 industries and practices… -
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Goodmans Continues to be named one of Canada’s Best Law Firms for 2025
We are pleased to announce Goodmans continues to be featured on The Globe and Mail’s Canada’s Best Law Firms list, recognizing us as one of the country’s best law firms for 2025.Goodmans was listed…