Managing Your Organization’s IP Risk & Opportunities

Smart & Biggar, in collaboration with the Association of Corporate Counsel Ontario Chapter, will host a virtual panel of experts to discuss best practices for in-house counsel to proactively manage intellectual property (IP) risks.

Through the authoritative lens of expert IP practitioners, webinar attendees will understand the process of identifying, analyzing and responding to risk factors and market opportunities related to IP in their organizations.

Moderated by Smart & Biggar partner Patrick Roszell, and featuring partner Graham Hood, the panel will include insights from in-house counsel at Husky Injection Molding Systems and Irving Shipbuilding Inc.

With the most pressing issues of in-house counsel in mind, speakers will touch on the following key topics, and more:

• Proactively identifying and mitigating patent risks in a competitive business context
• Managing your trademark risk from day one: how to clear, select and protect your brand name
• Using your organization's intellectual property portfolio as a defensive and strategic tool
• Evaluating IP risk in contentious proceedings
• Protecting information and managing operational risk in IP agreements

This program contains 90 minutes of Substantive CPD Content.

This event is free of charge and open to in-house counsel who are practicing lawyers who are current members of a provincial law society; however, you must RSVP to attend. Please RSVP by no later than Wednesday, November 18, 2020.

ACC Ontario reserves the right to review all registrations for eligibility. In-house counsel must be ACC members or meet ACC membership eligibility. Please click here for further details.

Note: Login details for the webinar will be sent by email in advance of the program.

Questions? Please email us.