As we come to the end 2017, here is a summary of the most popular* items from the past year. CETA and NAFTA were of the most interest with four of the top five posts relating to the Eli Lilly NAFTA arbitration decision and the implementation of changes to the PM(NOC) Regulations and geographic indicators:

• March 17 – NAFTA arbitration decision
• May 16 – Bill C-30 receives royal assent
• July 14 – CETA proposed regulations published
• March 20 – NAFTA arbitration decision published
• July 24 – List of top recipients of patents in 2016

Most popular reported decisions:

• Mostar Directional Technologies Inc. v Drill-Tek Corporation et al., 2017 FC 575
• Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. v. Arctic Cat Inc., 2017 FC 207
• The Dow Chemical Company et al v Nova Chemicals Corporation, 2017 FC 350
• Sleep Country Canada Inc. v. Sears Canada Inc., 2017 FC 148
• Apotex Inc. v Eli Lilly and Company, 2017 ONSC 7204

*Popularity is determined based on the number of unique pageviews calculated by Google Analytics over the calendar year.