Parkdale market expansion
According to a story in the Ottawa Business Journal, there is support to expand the Parkdale Market next year by adding 18 new stalls. Along with the expansion, the City is establishing guidelines to support the sale of locally grown products at both the Parkdale Market and the Byward Market. Under the City’s ’Refreshing a Local […]
Business methods patent update
In a previous post, I mentioned the case of Re Bilski, a U.S. case that examines the degree to which a ’business method’ is the proper subject matter of a patent.
The October decision of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals makes clear that, in order for something to be patented, there must be a machine or apparatus involved in […]
CRTC releases decision on internet ‘throttling’
The CRTC has decided that Bell is allowed to control internet traffic by slowing down peer-to-peer applications that take up too much bandwidth (ie. downloading music, videos & using Skype).
Yesterday’s decision talks about Bell’s need to be able to manage internet traffic and reduce congestion. According to the evidence submitted to the Commission, peer-to-peer applications eat […]
Rescinding a franchise agreement
After you’ve decided to buy a franchise, what are your options for getting out of the deal? In Ontario, the legislation governing franchises, the Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000, provides that you’ve got 14 days in which to review the disclosure package (ie. financial information about the franchise), 60 days to get out of […]
Update on EBay PowerSelling
I have posted previously about Canada Revenue Agency going after EBay Powersellers for failing to report income on their taxes. PowerSellers are those individuals who have achieved a certain volume of sales on EBay. EBay Canada had been refusing to provide CRA with contact information and sales statistics for these PowerSellers, claiming that the information was inaccessible to them because it […]
