In this guide, you will find information, resources, and links about Intellectual Property Law. This includes some of the following subjects:
- Copyright
- Patents
- Trade Marks
- Intellectual Property Law and Business
- Intellectual Property Agreements
Texts
and Business
- Canada’s intellectual property law. 4th ed. by Martin P. Kratz Table of Contents
- Canadian intellectual property law & strategy : trademarks, copyright, & industrial designs by John S. McKeown. Table of Contents
- The corporate counsel guide to intellectual property law by Sheldon Burshtein. Table of Contents
- Intellectual property : the law in Canada, 2nd ed. by Elizabeth F. Judge & Daniel J. Gervais. Table of Contents
- Intellectual property law : copyright, patents, trade-marks, (available online) 2nd ed. by David Vaver. Table of Contents .
- I thought of that! : a practical guide to patents, trade-marks, and copyright by Ronald E. Dimock. Table of Contents
- Law of trade secrets and confidential information in Canada by Matt Malone. Table of Contents
Last revised Oct 26, 2023
- The annotated Copyright Act by Normand Tamaro. Table of Contents
- Canadian Copyright Act annotated (available online) by Hugues G. Richard & Laurent Carriere. Table of Contents
- Canadian copyright/industrial designs benchbook, 2nd ed. editor Donald Cameron. Table of Contents
- Canadian copyright law by Lesley Ellen Harris. Table of Contents
- Digital copyright law (available online) by Cameron Hutchison. Table of Contents
- Fox on Canadian law of copyright and industrial designs, (available online) 4th ed. by John S. McKeown. Table of Contents
- Hughes on copyright and industrial design, 2nd ed. by Roger T. Hughes et al. Table of Contents
- Protecting copyright and industrial design 2000, 2nd ed. by Martin P. Kratz Table of Contents
Last revised July 27, 2023
- Annotated Patent Act (available online) by Bruce Stratton
- Canadian Patent Act annotated, (available online) 2nd ed. by Robert H. Barrigar & Andrew Shaughnessy Table of Contents.
- Canadian patent law, 5th ed. by Stephen J. Perry & T. Andrew Currier Table of Contents.
- Canadian patent law benchbook, 4th ed. by Donald Cameron ed. Table of Contents.
- Fox on the Canadian law of patents, (available online) 5th ed. by Donald MacOdrum Table of Contents.
- Patent legislation and commentary by Roger T. Hughes & Dino P. Clarizio. Table of Contents.
- Hughes & Woodley on patents, 2nd ed. by Roger T. Hughes et al. Table of Contents.
- Patent law of Canada by Gordon F. Henderson Table of Contents.
Last revised Aug 22, 2024
- Canadian intellectual property law and strategy : trademarks, copyright and industrial design by John S. McKeown Table of Contents.
- Canadian Trade-Marks Act annotated (available online) by Hughes G. Richard. Table of Contents.
- Canadian trademark law, 2nd ed. by Teresa Scassa Table of Contents.
- Canadian trademark law benchbook, 3rd ed. by Donald Cameron ed. Table of Contents
- Fox on Canadian law of trade-marks & unfair competition, (available online) 4th ed. by Scott R. Jolliffe & Kelly A. Gill Table of Contents.
- Hughes on trade marks, 2nd ed. by Roger T. Hughes Table of Contents.
- Law of social media and domain names (available online)by Sheldon Burshtein & Anthony Turco Table of Contents.
- Odutola on Canadian trademark practice (available online) by Bayo Odutola & Sylvie-Emanuelle Bourbonnais Table of Contents.
- Trade-Marks Act and commentary Table of Contents.
- Trade-Marks and unfair competition law in Canada : cases and commentary, 2nd ed. by Bita Amani & Carys Craig. Table of Contents
Last revised Feb. 13, 2025
- Branding and copyright for charities and non-profit organizations, 3rd ed. by Terrance Carter & Shen Goh Table of Contents.
- Brand management in Canadian law, 5th ed. by John S. McKeown Table of Contents.
- Canadian intellectual property law : cases and materials, 3rd ed. by Greg Hagen et al Table of Contents.
- Canada’s internet law in a nutshell by Martin P. J. Kratz Table of Contents.
- Employment obligations & confidential information, 3rd ed. by Gregory K. Steele & Kenneth Thornicroft Table of Contents.
- Information technology transactions : business, management and legal strategies, 3rd ed. by Duncan Cornell Card Table of Contents.
- Intellectual property disputes : resolutions & remedies (available online) by Ronald E. Dimock Table of Contents.
- Intellectual property enforcement in the digital world by Melise R. Blakeslee. Table of Contents.
- Law of confidential business information by Keith G. Fairbairn & J. Thorburn Table of Contents.
- Ramsay on technology transfers and licensing, 3rd ed. by John Ramsay Table of Contents.
- Secured lending in intellectual property, 2nd ed. by Kiriakoula Hatzikiriakos. Table of Contents.
- Security interests in intellectual property by Howard P. Knopf Table of Contents.
- Sookman : computer, internet & electronic commerce law (available online) by Barry B. Sookman Table of Contents.
- Technology contracting : law, precedents and commentary (available online) by Brad Limpert Table of Contents.
Last revised Apr. 24, 2025
- Canadian forms & precedents : commercial transactions. Information technology & entertainment, (available online) 2nd ed. by Lisa K. Abe et al. Table of Contents.
- Canadian forms & precedents : commercial transactions. Intellectual property, (available online) 2nd ed. by Toni Ashton Table of Contents.
- Forms and agreements on intellectual property & international licensing, 3rd ed. by Leslie William Melville Table of Contents.
- Franchising, licensing and distribution forms & precedents by Edward N. Levitt & Lawrence M. Weinberg Table of Contents.
- Hughes on trade marks, 2nd ed. by Roger T. Hughes Table of Contents.
- Intellectual property management : best practices by John T. Ramsay Table of Contents.
- Intellectual property litigation : forms and precedents by Paul Lomic Table of Contents.
Includes CD with forms - Technology contracting : law precedents and commentary (available online) by Brad Limpert Table of Contents.
- O’Brien’s encyclopedia of forms, 11th ed. by John Honsberger
Last revised June 9, 2025
Case Law
For more information on finding cases see our research guide: Finding and Researching Cases
- Canadian patent reporter (C.P.R.)
Also available online through Westlaw Edge. - Patent, Trade Mark, Design and Copyright Cases
Also available online through Westlaw Edge.
- Copyright Board of Canada – Includes administrative decisions of the Board since 1990.
- Decisions of the Commissioner of Patents – Includes decisions of the Commissioner since 1989.
- ICLR
- Lexis Advance® Quicklaw®
- Trade-Marks Opposition Board – Includes coverage of the Board’s decisions since 1990.
- vLex Justis
- Westlaw Edge
A collection of the judgments of the Alberta Courts is available from CanLII. The official version of the reasons for judgment is the signed original or handwritten endorsement in the court file. If there is a question about the content of a judgment, the original court file takes precedence.
The Canadian abridgment on: Westlaw Edge
All Canadian summaries, Canadian case summaries and Canada digest available on: Lexis Advance® Quicklaw®
Legislation
In Canada, the regulation of Intellectual Property is a matter of Federal responsibility.
- Competition Act, RSC 1985, c. C-34
- Copyright Act, RSC 1985, c C-42
- Industrial Design Act, RSC 1985 c. I-9
- Patent Act, RSC 1985, c. P-4
- Trade-marks Act, RSC 1985, c. T-13
Last revised Jan. 5, 2023
Federal Acts and Regulations can be found electronically at:
Encyclopedias
- Canadian encyclopedic digest (C.E.D.) (Western),(available online) 4th ed.
The CED provides discussion with annotations to legislation and case law.
Sections relate to intellectual property include:
- Copyright.
- Patents.
- Trade-marks and industrial designs.
- Halsbury’s Laws of Canada (available online)
This multi-volume set includes coverage of Federal, Provincial & Territorial legislation.
Titles related to Intellectual Property Law include:
- Copyright (HCY) Table of Contents
- Patents, trade secrets and industrial designs (HPT) Table of Contents
- Trade-marks, passing off and unfair competition (HTM) Table of Contents
Additional information may be found under other topical headings.
Journals
- Canadian journal of law & technology (CJLT) – Publication ceased in 2007.
- Intellectual property journal (IPJ) (available online)
Indexes
- Index to Canadian legal literature (ICLL) (available online)
- Current index to legal periodicals (CILP) (available online)
Additional full-text articles are available electronically through:
- HeinOnline – provides full-text access to Canadian and international law reviews and legal journals
- Lexis Advance® Quicklaw®
- vLex Justis
- Westlaw Edge – contains a collection of Canadian journals and law reviews, as well as all articles and case comments appearing in Carswell law reports.
- DLA Piper intellectual property law newsletter
- Mann’s Technology law newsletter
- McKeowan brand management in Canada
For more information on looking for journal articles see our research guide Finding journal articles, conference materials & theses
Last revised June 9, 2025
Websites
- Canadian Intellectual Property Office – provides information on all areas of Canadian intellectual property law, including links to relevant federal legislation, forms, guides, publications, news, and additional information.
- World Intellectual Property Organization – includes an extensive collection of international material on intellectual property, treaties and laws.
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