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As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote access has now become a life line for maintaining an organization's ability to conduct business.

Negotiations on the much anticipated Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) were concluded on Oct. 5, 2015.

The US Supreme Court's decisions in the Mayo

If you're a technology firm serving the agriculture sector, intellectual property (IP) is one of your most valuable assets. But you can't extract value from IP that you don't actually own.

Advising clients at the early stages of starting a business can be tricky. Often, such clients view their corporate/commercial counsel as the legal equivalent of a Swiss Army knife.

Alberta innovators and entrepreneurs continuously develop new ideas with limitless potentials. However, these ideas can often become inflexible by legal landmines or obstacles during the legal process.

The Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) has set aside a decision of the Federal Court (FC), which had invalidated Health Canada's decision to disclose records in response

Developing an intellectual property (IP) strategy can prove to be a daunting, costly process. If you're looking to protect and commercialize your IP, a government-sponsored program...

Intellectual property (IP) refers to the exclusive ownership rights that you can have over intangible assets (i.e., ideas, not things). However, not all ideas are patentable or protectable.

Bâtir une image de marque ou un portefeuille de brevets, c'est bien.

As an intellectual property lawyer and patent agent, I am regularly approached by clients or prospective clients who want to know if they should protect their new widget with either (a) a patent or (b) a trade secret.

For those who are interested in recent cases and developments relating to copyright and related matters there have been a number of developments since the last entry.

The Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act (the Act), which will replace Part II of the Canada Corporations Act (the CCA), is currently expected to be proclaimed into force late this year.

As a companion piece to my colleague Tara Amiri's recent article on the subject of corporate legal considerations for tech entrepreneurs, in this article we touch on five key considerations that tech companies should consider particular to the field of intellectual property law.

In this era of open innovation, license agreements form the conduits that allow intellectual property ("IP") rights to flow from one organization to another.

As one method of safeguarding trade secrets and shielding them from misappropriation, companies often use non-competes and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).

Is your business a franchise, or are you thinking of turning your business into a franchise?