Adil Abdulla

by Adil Abdulla Courts have split on the test for certifying a common issue. Some courts have held that the plaintiff only needs to show that there is a basis in fact that a question is common to all class members (the “One-Step Test”). Others have held that the plaintiff must also show that there […]

By Adil Abdulla and Denna Jalili When investigating class actions, there is often some information known only to the executives of that allegedly misbehaving corporation. Obtaining those executives’ stories, or better yet their testimony, can be a high prize for plaintiff-side lawyers. However, lawyers cannot contact current executives of a represented corporation. That is a […]

Historically, copyright owners have had difficulty enforcing their rights against users of pirating software. One common reason is that the maximum recovery from each pirate is often too small to cover the copyright holder’s legal expenses. Meanwhile, there are often thousands, sometimes millions of acts of infringement. If you could claim them all at once, […]

Recent cases in five jurisdictions have opined on whether an artificial intelligence system (“AI”) can be an “inventor” in an application for a patent. This blog post summarizes the inventions at issue, the relevant cases, and what these developments may mean for Canadian patent law. THE INVENTIONS & APPLICATIONS DABUS is a system of interconnected […]