Business Law

Remotely piloted aircraft systems, commonly known as “drones”, are both fascinating toys and most useful tools. But whether they are flown for pleasure or for business, their operation is subject to rules that were tightened with new regulations that came into force recently. Nicolas Pfister and Jean-Marc Fortier have a look at the new requirements. […]

A periodical glimpse into the wide variety of deals and cases that RSS handles each and every day. From helping start-ups and assisting individuals to working along major corporations, we provide the complete scope of legal services. Click here to read more (PDF).

Intellectual property rights such as trade-marks, patents, industrial design registrations are often the most important assets which a company owns. Richard Uditsky has a look at recent legislative amendments that owners would be prudent to take advantage of. Click here to read more (PDF).

Almost anything that is related to your company’s or organization’s image — a name, a design, a slogan, a three-dimensional shape — can fall under the scope of the Trademarks Act. Important changes to this Act will soon be in force: Richard Uditsky explains the impact of some of these changes and how you could save money […]

On certain conditions, transfers made on or after December 21, 2017 will be exempt from transfer duties when a partnership is a party under conditions similar to those already enacted for companies. Click here to read explanations by Martin Lord (PDF).

An overview of the wide variety of deals and cases that RSS handles each and every day. From helping startups and assisting individuals to working along with major corporations, we provide the complete scope of legal services. Click here to read more (PDF).

2016 has come to an end. Once again, it was an eventful year at RSS. The deals and cases that have kept us busy reflect the breadth of our professional activity and the various facets of Quebec’s economy. We are pleased to provide this sampling of the matters that we worked on throughout the year. […]

Over the past couple of years, the language of commercial signs has been a recurring theme in the media. In April of 2014, the Superior Court rendered its decision in the Best Buy case, ruling that businesses with English-language trademarks could not be compelled to change their signs to add a French generic term — for […]

When mergers and acquisitions reach a certain size, calculated, for instance, by the value of the assets of the resulting corporation, parties to the transaction can be required to obtain government’s green light before finalizing the deal. The Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development recently announced statutory annual adjustments to two of these thresholds. […]

At RSS, we are very fortunate to have numerous dynamic clients, whose projects and goals are most diversified. Interacting with them keeps our firm in constant development, both in terms of quality and diversity of services. Herbert Z. Pinchuk, head of RSS’s Business Law Group, illustrates the firm’s vitality with a brief description of recent […]