Welcome to Navarrete Perinot p.c.
Navarrete Perinot p.c. is an innovative and dynamic law firm offering representation and advice to clients in:
- Business Law and Entertainment Law
- Commercial and Insurance Litigation
- Franchise Litigation and Franchise Business Services
- Intellectual Property (trade-marks, copyright, confidential information & trade secret, industrial designs, and patents)
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Tax Law
- Technology Law
Our approach to law is client focused, with a view to achieving effective and efficient results for our entrepreneurial and business minded clients.
Our lawyers are highly regarded and intelligent professionals who have appeared at all levels of court for trials, appeals, applications, and motions. With a commitment to staying up to date with the latest and most creative legal and technological developments, our lawyers are trained and committed to ensuring that your business and professional challenges are met with thoughtful and innovative solutions that you will not find elsewhere.
Litigation, IP, and Tech Law News
Industrial Design Regulations amendments come into force
October 5, 2008
Federal Court of Appeal affirms that there is no discretion for a court to interfere with a patent application deemed abandoned for an applicant’s (inadvertent) failure to respond to a requisition in DBC Marine Safety Systems Ltd. v. Canada (Commissioner of Patents) (2008 FCA 256)
September 9, 2008
Federal Court clarifies nature and scope of evidence required for proceedings under section 45 of the Trade-marks Act in Grapha-Holding AG v. Illinois Tool Works Inc (2008 FC 959)
August 20, 2008
Competition Bureau releases report on use of document production orders under the Competition Act (section 11 orders) and the standard of disclosure required for ex parte applications
August 12, 2008
Court of Appeal rules that non-competition clause including blanket prohibition and lacking geographical limit renders it “‘overbroad’ and unenforceable” where non-solicitation clause would be sufficient in H.L. Staebler Company Limited v. Allan (2008 ONCA 576)
August 6, 2008
CIPO updates (CIPO-USPTO) Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program requirements and procedures
July 22, 2008
Competition Bureau releases its new Enforcement Guidelines — Predatory Pricing
July 21, 2008
Supreme Court affirms solicitor-client (lawyer-client) privilege trumps administrative and regulatory bodies’ investigatory powers in Canada (Privacy Commissioner) v. Blood Tribe Department of Health (2008 SCC 44)
July 17, 2008
Supreme Court attempts to clarify an employer’s duty to accommodate employees who suffer from a handicap or disability in Hydro-Québec v. Syndicat des employé-e-s de techniques professionnelles et de bureau d’Hydro-Québec, section locale 2000 (SCFP-FTQ) (2008 SCC 43)
July 17, 2008
Supreme Court re-writes requirements for bad faith and punitive damages in wrongful dismissal cases in Honda Canada v. Keays (2008 SCC 39)
June 27, 2008
Federal Court affirms that material facts, not merely bald denials, are required for statements of defence in copyright actions accompanied by certificates of registration in Film City Entertainment Ltd v. Chinatown Electronics Centre Ltd. (2008 FC 778)
June 20, 2008
Federal Minister of Industry, Jim Prentice, introduces Bill C-61, An Act to amend the Copyright Act, for first reading in the House of Commons
June 12, 2008
Competition Bureau releases bulletin setting out policies and and practices under the Competition Act’s “abuse of dominance” provisions (sections 78 and 79) as applied to the telecommunications industry
June 6, 2008
New Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Schedule of Fees comes into force
May 15, 2008
CIPO announces changes to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Schedule of Fees (due to fluctuations in exchange rates), effective May 15, 2008
May 13, 2008
CIPO announces that its Industrial Design Office no longer charges a fee for recordal of documents other than assignments and licences
May 12, 2008
Supreme Court rules that use of drug-detector dog at school on a “hunch” violates students’ Charter rights in R. v. A.M. (2008 SCC 19)
April 25, 2008
Competition Bureau releases bulletin setting out policies and and policies under the Competition Act’s search warrant provisions and related powers (sections 15 and 16) for the search of computer systems
April 25, 2008
Federal Court rules that “Glen” designates whisky from Scotland in Scotch Whisky Association v. Glenora Distillers International Ltd. (2008 FC 425)
April 3, 2008
CIPO makes Trade-marks Opposition and Section 45 information available online
March 27, 2008
Federal Court of Appeal clarifies scope and extent of the disclosure requirement under subsection 27(3) of the Patent Act in Pfizer v. Ranbaxy (2008 FCA 108)
March 20, 2008
The Honourable Roy McMurtry named York University’s next Chancellor
March 4, 2008
Trade-marks Act amendment protecting the third Protocol emblem of the Geneva Conventions Act (commonly known as the “Red Crystal”) comes into force (Note: the explanatory note included in the Canadian Gazette incorrectly mentions the Red Crescent symbol rather than the Red Crystal symbol)
January 31, 2008
Federal Court of Appeal broadens scope of liability for inducing patent infringement in MacLennan v. Produits Gilbert Inc. (2008 FCA 35)
January 29, 2008
CIPO launches one-year fast-track Canada-U.S. patent examination pilot program (“Patent Prosecution Highway”)
January 28, 2008
Superior Court of Justice finds that CBCA oppression remedy claim may lie against a non-CBCA affiliate, including a foreign corporation, in Manufacturers Life Insurance Company v. AFG Industries Ltd. (2008 CanLII 873)
January 17, 2008
Superior Court of Justice finds that employment agreement requiring severance pay to be paid within 30 days of termination constitutes waiver of duty to mitigate in Orr v. Magna Entertainment Corp. (2008 CanLII 723)
January 16, 2008
Federal Court of Appeal quashes iPod levy
January 10, 2008
Federal Court of Appeal rules copyright royalties can be collected for wireless transmission of ringtones
January 9, 2008
The Sedona Conference releases The Sedona Canada Principles Addressing Electronic Discovery
January 2008
Toronto Case Management Practice Direction renewed for 3-years
December 1, 2007
Civil Justice Reform Project releases Summary of Findings & Recommendations
November 22, 2007
The Ontario E-Discovery Implementation Committee (EIC) invites public comment on its model e-discovery precedents
October 9, 2007.
Supreme Court of Canada recognizes action for negligent police investigation
October 4, 2007
New Trade-marks Opposition Board Practice Notice comes into force
October 1, 2007
Trade-marks Regulations amendments come into force
October 1, 2007
Supreme Court mandates e-filing of materials
October 2007
Publications, Articles, and Appearances
What You Need to Know Prior to Purchasing a Franchise
May 2010
Xavier Navarrete and Glen Perinot
When Anton Piller Order Goes Wrong!
February 2009
Xavier Navarrete
Consumers group sides with Enbridge
National Post, August 6, 2008
Shannon Kari
Xavier Navarrete, counsel for Mr. Garland in the appeal to cabinet, was interviewed and quoted for this article
Late fees crusader finally gets his dues
National Post, January 21, 2008
Shannon Kari
Xavier Navarrete was interviewed and quoted for this article (Xavier Navarrete and John Navarrete (of Greenspan Partners) were counsel for Mr. Garland)
Wake up and smell the lead
Marketing Magazine, September 2007
Jeromy Lloyd
Glen Perinot was interviewed and quoted for this article
Mobile money-maker
Marketing Magazine, July 2007
Chris Powell
Glen Perinot was interviewed and quoted for this article
Square’s Art Spike
Now Magazine, July 2006
Kris Scheuer
Glen Perinot was interviewed and quoted for the above article
Panel disagree over fate of “cooperator.ca”
World Trademark Law Report, July 2006
Marc Shewchun & Glen Perinot
Microsoft ups ante in battle with pirates
Globe and Mail: Technology, May 2006
Naunidhi Kaur
Glen Perinot was interviewed and quoted for this article
$200 Million in Lawsuits Against Firm
The Law Times, January 2006
Kirsten McMahon
Xavier Navarrete was interviewed and quoted for this article
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
"Doing Business in Ontario" Seminar, January 2006
Xavier Navarrete was a guest speaker on the topic of franchising in Ontario
Planning For Your Death: The Will as an Indispensable Tool
November 2005
Xavier Navarrete
Buying a Home? Important Considerations When Things Go Wrong
Toronto, Ontario, June 29, 2005Xavier Navarrete & Sandy Yeung
Copyright Bill Gets First Reading as Fears Grow Over Caching
World Copyright Law Report, September 1, 2005
Glen Perinot
New York Common Law Protects Recordings Out of Copyright, Court Rules
World Copyright Law Report, May 12, 2005
Glen Perinot
Court of Appeal Enunciates Test for ISP Disclosure of Users’ Identity
World Internet Law Report, June 2005
Glen Perinot
New York Court Rules Common Law Protects Recordings Out of Copyright
World Copyright Law Report, May 2005
Glen Perinot
Damages for Personal Injury in Ontario
Toronto, Ontario, January 24, 2005
Xavier Navarrete
Canadian Federal Court Dismisses Motion to Compel ISPs to Disclose Identity of File Sharers
World Copyright Law Report, April 2004
Javad Heydary & Xavier Navarrete
Supreme Court of Canada Rules Law Society’s Photocopying Policy Does Not Violate Copyright Law
World Copyright Law Report, March 2004
Javad Heydary & Xavier Navarrete
Legal Aspects of Purchasing a Franchise
The Commercial Investor, March 2004
Javad Heydary & Xavier Navarrete
Ontario’s Franchise Law
The Business Exchange, February 2004Xavier Navarrete & Sandra Cha
Introduction to Retail Lease Agreements
The Business Exchange, December 2003Sandy Yeung & Xavier Navarrete
The Civil Litigation Process—An Overview
The Business Exchange, November 2003Xavier Navarrete & Glen Perinot
Navarrete Perinot P.C. has a new office in Vaughan. Our new is office is located at:
4800 Highway 7 West
Unit 1
Woodbridge, Ontario
L4L 1H8