On March 1, 2013, the Canadian Government introduced Bill C-56, Combating Counterfeit Products Act. The passage of Bill C-56 would result in amendments to the Copyright Act and Trade-marks Act designed to strengthen the rights of copyright and trade-mark owners in Canada.

For Osler's recent Update on this legislation, please see Government Introduces Proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Legislation to Strengthen Rights of Copyright and Trade-mark Owners.

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