We are delighted to announce our Intellectual Property Litigation team has once again been honoured with top-tier recognition in the 2026 edition of Managing IP’s IP STARS. Congratulations to the Goodmans IP Litigation team, which, for the 9th year in a row, has been distinguished as a Tier 1 firm for strengths in Patent Disputes and was also named among leading firms for Copyright & Related Rights. Additional congratulations are in order for the following Goodmans lawyers wh

July 9, 2026 -- Intuit Inc. (“Intuit”), the owner of accounting software, TurboTax, has reportedly successfully defended against a claim alleging that TurboTax’s co-browsing feature infringes a patent owned by Samesurf Inc. (“Samesurf”). The successful defence came by way of a motion for summary judgment on the basis of non-infringement, thereby avoiding a full trial. Samesurf’s patent, U.S. Patent No. 9,483,448, relates to a software feature that enables real-time, shareable

June 25, 2026 -- As recently reported by Canadian Lawyer Magazine, CanLII has settled its copyright infringement action against AI-powered legal assistant, Caseway AI. The terms of the settlement are confidential, but both parties have said the matter is fully and finally resolved. CanLII filed its claim against Caseway AI (and related entities) in the Supreme Court of British Columbia in November 2024, alleging Caseway AI had breached CanLII’s terms of use and infringed its

June 23, 2026 -- As recently reported by Korea JoongAng Daily, South Korea’s Supreme Court (second division) has issued its first decision regarding whether “upcycling” or customizing branded luxury goods can amount to trademark infringement. The case involved a tailor, who provided a customization service by using the customers’ own Louis Vuitton bags to create new bags and wallets in different sizes and shapes (see example below of the bag before and after customization). L