Written by: Christopher Chiavatti (IP Lawyer) & Liz Gray (IP Lawyer) Canadian small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can access the federal government’s expanded Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) to help support innovation. The expanded IRAP program now includes the “IP Assist” program to help Canadian SMEs in their …
By Chris Chiavatti and Liz Gray Trade secrets are an often-neglected form of IP, but are growing in importance as artificial intelligence (AI) becomes a dominant force for innovation. The data used to train AI models are often protected as trade secrets–but that protection is increasingly under scrutiny. …
By Tina Dekker, Art Brion and Natalie Raffoul If you’re a startup, protecting your intellectual property (IP) can seem daunting and less important in light of other, seemingly more pressing, matters involved in getting your new business off the ground. However, creating an IP strategy is incredibly important …
Join Dr. Minya Gavrilovic, founding CEO of Galtronics Canada, and now COO/CTO of its parent, Baylin Technologies and Ms. Natalie Raffoul, a leading IP Lawyer and Patent Agent and the Managing Partner of Brion Raffoul, for a fireside chat. Dr. Gavrilovic will expand on formulating an IP strategy …
The Millionaires Lawyer: From Startup to Payout Podcast launched their newest episode entitled “Natalie Raffoul – Patent and Trademark Queen”. If you have any questions regarding IP strategy, check out this podcast! Natalie goes through some of the misconceptions surrounding patenting, especially in the high tech and software …
