DWW Ranked Best Law Firm in Canada by Best Lawyers, 2026
DWW Ranked Best Law Firm in Canada by Best Lawyers, 2026
DWW Partner Jennifer Davidson Receives OBA Rising Star Award in IP and IT Law
DWW Partner Jennifer Davidson Receives OBA Rising Star Award in IP and IT Law
Nine Lawyers recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada, 2026
Nine DWW Lawyers named in the 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada (TM)
DWW Recognized as one of the Best Law Firms in Toronto by Best Lawyers 2026
DWW Recognized as one of the Best Law Firms in Toronto by Best Lawyers 2026
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Deeth Williams Wall has received awards and accolades from several national and international industry publications including Best of the Best, Who's Who Legal, Best Lawyer, Lexpert Guide to Leading Lawyers, Chambers Global, Canadian Lawyer and IP Stars.
Deeth Williams Wall has received awards and accolades from several national and international industry publications including Best of the Best, Who's Who Legal, Best Lawyer, Lexpert Guide to Leading Lawyers, Chambers Global, Canadian Lawyer and IP Stars.

Recent Insights

CIPO’s 2026 IP Canada Report Released CIPO’s 2026 IP Canada Report Released

Intellectual Property
– October 21, 2026October 21, 20262026-10-21
On October 6, 2026, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) published the IP Canada Report 2026 (the Report), the 11th edition of its annual publication on intellectual property (IP) trends and research in patents, trademarks, industrial designs, and plant breeders’ rights within Canada and abroad by Canadians.
Deeth Williams Wall https://www.dww.com/articles/cipo%E2%80%99s-2026-ip-canada-report-released

Patent Appeal Board Reconsiders Patent Subject Matter With Card Game Patent Patent Appeal Board Reconsiders Patent Subject Matter With Card Game Patent

Patent Litigation
– October 21, 2026October 21, 20262026-10-21
On September 25, 2026, the Patent Appeal Board (PAB) issued its final decision in the reconsideration of Barry and Wyatt Dusome’s card game patent application, rejecting the application for claiming non-patentable subject-matter, among other defects (Barry Dusome & Wyatt Dusome (Re), 2026 CACP 5).
Deeth Williams Wall https://www.dww.com/articles/patent-appeal-board-reconsiders-patent-subject-matter-card-game-patent

TMOB Publishes New Webpage Listing Proceedings Involving Confidentiality Orders And Costs Awards TMOB Publishes New Webpage Listing Proceedings Involving Confidentiality Orders And Costs Awards

Trademark and Copyright Litigation
– October 21, 2026October 21, 20262026-10-21
On October 1, 2026, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) announced the launch of a new webpage that details Trademarks Opposition Board (TMOB) proceedings regarding requests for confidentiality orders and costs awards, including any resulting rulings. This follows legislative and regulatory amendments that came into force on April 1, 2025, and gave the Registrar of Trademarks (Registrar) new authority to rule on requests for confidentiality orders and costs awards in TMOB proceedings (as previously reported by the E-TIPS® Newsletter).
Deeth Williams Wall https://www.dww.com/articles/tmob-publishes-new-webpage-listing-proceedings-involving-confidentiality-orders-and-costs

Ten Key Considerations for Organizations on Bill C-36 Ten Key Considerations for Organizations on Bill C-36

Privacy
– October 13, 2026October 13, 20262026-10-19
Bill C-36 An Act to enact the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act, to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and to make amendments to other Acts (“Bill C-36”) was introduced in the House of Commons by the Government of Canada earlier this year. It enacts the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act (“PPCDA”), which would repeal Part I of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and significantly update the federal privacy protection regime in Canada.
Deeth Williams Wall https://www.dww.com/articles/ten-key-considerations-for-organizations-on-bill-c36

Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs And Trademark Lawyers Cross Paths Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs And Trademark Lawyers Cross Paths

Trademarks
– October 7, 2026October 7, 20262026-10-07
It is not often that outlaw motorcycle gangs and trademarks lawyers cross paths, but recent events show how they do. The Province of Quebec passed legislation in September 2026 outlawing the wearing of certain indicia of outlaw motorcycle gangs, sometimes referred to as “colours” or “patches”. Quebec's "anti-patch" law (also known as Bill 13) prohibits the public display of logos, vests, patches, and symbols associated with designated criminal organizations, including outlaw motorcycle gangs. The prohibition includes such things as club names, acronyms, logos, and associated merchandise showing support for such gangs displayed on clothing or other objects.
Deeth Williams Wall https://www.dww.com/articles/outlaw-motorcycle-gangs-and-trademark-lawyers-cross-paths

New Privacy Guidance For Businesses Before Engaging Third-Party Service Providers New Privacy Guidance For Businesses Before Engaging Third-Party Service Providers

Privacy
– October 7, 2026October 7, 20262026-10-07
On September 10, 2026, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (the Commissioner) released new guidance (the Guidance) to help businesses subject to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”) assess third-party service providers’ privacy practices before engaging them.
Deeth Williams Wall https://www.dww.com/articles/new-privacy-guidance-for-businesses-before-engaging-thirdparty-service-providers
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Events

DWW Senior Counsel Richard Austin to Moderate a Panel at the ITechLaw 2026 European Conference

October 23, 2026

Richard Austin will be moderating a panel on Orbital Crowding, Environmental Review, and the Rule of Law: Coordinating Domestic and International Regulation of Satellite Proliferation with Charles Mudd, José Sánchez Ruiz, and Kristin Haram Førde at the ITechLaw 2026 European Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 23

DWW Is Proud To Sponsor The ITechLaw 2026 European Conference

October 21, 2026

Deeth Williams Wall LLP is proud to be a Sponsor of the ITechLaw 2026 European Conference. This year, the conference will be held in Copenhagen, from October 21 to 23, 2026.

Jennifer Davidson, Elisabeth Symons, and Richard Austin will be attending the conference in Copenhagen. Please connect if you are planning to attend.

DWW Associate M. Imtiaz Karamat To Co-Chair Mentorship Breakfast Session at the 2026 CAN-TECH Law Fall Conference

October 16, 2026

On October 16, 2026, Imtiaz Karamat will co-chair the mentorship breakfast session at Canadian Technology Law Association (CAN-TECH) 2026 Annual Fall Conference with Feven Yohannes, Senior Legal Counsel of Royal Bank of Canada.

Richard Austin, Senior Counsel at the firm will act as a mentor at the session.

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