Overview of the application 500-06-001394-259
Printing of the overview of the application for a class action
Application stage:
Authorization - Application to the Superior Court for authorization to institute a class action
Courthouse:
Montréal
Date of filing of the application for authorization to institute a class action:
2025-07-06
File no.:
500-06-001394-259
Subject:
Propriété intellectuelle; Liability
This case concerns:
il s'agit d'une demande de dommages-intérêts, de restitution des bénéfices et d'injonction sur la base de la violation des droits d'auteur des œuvres des membres du groupe et de l'enrichissement injustifié.
Name of parties:
Taras Grescoe v. Anthropic PBC
Description of the class instituting the class action:
All natural persons or corporations, resident in Québec who owned or co-owned the copyright to works used by Anthropic PBC to train one of the various versions of the Anthropic Large Language Models between January 2021 and the present, or such other class definition as may be approved by the Court.
Documents and proceedings:
| Document | Date of document |
|---|---|
| Application for authorization to institute a class action | 2025-07-06 |
| Reply | 2025-08-11 |
| Judgment on the stay of an application for authorization to institute a class action (Granted) | 2025-11-06 |
Counsels for the applicant:
| Name | Phone | Adresse | Name of Law Firm | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simkin, Michael | 514 582-9236 | 85 rue Saint-Paul Ouest, #410, Montréal, Quebec, Canada , H2Y 3V4 | Simkin Légal |
Counsels for the defence:
| Name | Phone | Adresse | Name of Law Firm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hebert, Alexandra | [email protected] | 514 868-5644 | 2880-1 Place Ville Marie, Montréal, Quebec, Canada , H3B 4R4 | |
| Merminod, Anne | [email protected] | 514 868-5642 | 2880-1 Place Ville Marie, Montréal, Quebec, Canada , H3B 4R4 | Torys Law Firm LLP |
Application stage
1 - Authorization - Application to the Superior Court for authorization to institute a class action
Courthouse
Montréal
Date of filing of the application for authorization to institute a class action
2025-07-06
File no.
500-06-001394-259
Subject
Propriété intellectuelle; Liability
This case concerns
il s'agit d'une demande de dommages-intérêts, de restitution des bénéfices et d'injonction sur la base de la violation des droits d'auteur des œuvres des membres du groupe et de l'enrichissement injustifié.
Name of parties
Taras Grescoe v. Anthropic PBC
| Document | Date of document |
|---|---|
| Application for authorization to institute a class action | 2025-07-06 |
| Reply | 2025-08-11 |
| Judgment on the stay of an application for authorization to institute a class action (Granted) | 2025-11-06 |