3.1 Helping Your Client Protect Its IP (and Avoiding Mistakes along the Way)
Presented by the CBA's National Intellectual Property Section
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
9:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Intellectual Property rights are increasingly important in the current business and legal environment and the issues associated with protecting those rights are becoming more complicated. This informative session offers a basic primer on IP rights and how to protect them within the context of transactions, employment, and licensing and contract negotiation. Expert panelists will discuss the nature of IP rights, the proper assignment of those rights, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, responding to the risk of infringement and dealing with IP in business transactions. The panelists will also address important practice management points essential to protecting your client’s IP rights.
- Presenters:
- W. Lee Webster, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (Toronto)
Christopher N. Hunter, Norton Rose Canada LLP (Toronto)
Catherine Mutala, Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP (Vancouver)
ACCREDITATION DETAILS
The time spent attending this program (3 hours) may be applied towards the annual CPD requirement in all mandatory CPD jurisdictions.
For members in Ontario with 2+ years of practice, please note that 0.5 hours of the program is eligible for Professionalism credit. This program has also been accredited by the Law Society of Upper Canada for 3 hours toward the annual New Member Requirement.
For members in other provinces with Professionalism CPD requirements, please note that this program offers 0.5 hours of content on ethics, professional responsibility and practice management issues.