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Pros, Cons of Blockchain Smart Contracts in IP Transactions

Author: Marsha Simone Cadogan, MSC IPTL To read the article in Lawyers Daily, click here.

Why Passing Off Claims Fail

Author: Marsha Simone Cadogan, MSC IPTL Without proof of goodwill or reputation, passing off claims will not be successful. Absent this critical component of the passing off test, the other elements (misrepresentation to the public and …

NFTs and Copyright Law: International Law Dimensions

NFTs and Copyright Law: International Law Perspectives August 6th: 11:30 – 12:30pm https://nftsandcopyrightlawmsciptl.eventbrite.ca

Trademark Rights and Domain Name Disputes: Reminders from Parsons

A recently decided Federal Court case (Parsons Inc. v Khan) brings to mind how important it is for businesses to monitor their trademarks in digital platforms, especially as it relates to cyber squatting.

GIs & Basmati Rice: Relevance to Canadian Food Producers

Who is entitled to be a GI rightsholder? What are GI or territorial zones and how do these issues relate to product registrations? If you have an interest in food based GIs, read more here.

In the News – MSC Intellectual Property and Technology Law

Marsha spoke on NFTs and Copyright Law – National and International Law Dimensions on August 6th.

Practical Tips in Drafting ADR clauses in Licensing Agreements, Licensing Executives Society, U.S.A & Canada, High Tech Sector startups, chaired by Marsha on August 10th. For more information see.

Domain Names and ADR webinar – Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (July 27th), moderated by Marsha. For more info see here.

Intellectual Property and Licensing Developments in Green High Technologies with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO Green) webinar – July 7th Licensing Executives Society – USA & Canada webinar, Moderated by Marsha S. Cadogan

Marsha spoke about Canada’s new trade secret legislation in the context of food and beverage industries at the 5th Annual Canadian Association For Food Law & Policy Conference on May 12, 2021 (http://foodlaw.ca/conference-recordings-2021).

Marsha chaired the Licensing Executives Society – U.S.A & Canada High Technology Sector startups webinar on “Putting Innovation and Monetization Together: Challenges & Strategies for High technology startups” (April 20th).

Marsha S. Cadogan chaired the Licensing Executives Society – U.S & Canada High Technology Sector startups webinar on Trade Secret Licensing: Reasonable Efforts and Potential Pitfalls, April 07, 2021

Enterprise League quoted Marsha Cadogan in their article on “Bad branding: 16 Critical Branding Mistakes and How to Avoid them” (Feb 26, 2021)

Marsha Cadogan spoke on the prospects of leveraging food based geographical indications in Atlantic Canada: EU-Canada Webinar Series, January 20, 2021.

Marsha’s article about the Basmati rice, India-Pakistan geographical indication dispute is featured in The Lawyers Daily, December 18th, 2020.

Marsha moderated the Licensing Executives Society – United States and Canada High technology sector webinar on “The Changing COVID-19 IP Landscape and Challenges and Opportunities for International Licensing’” on Nov. 16. 2020.

Marsha spoke on international intellectual property law and the COVID-19 pandemic at the American Branch of the International Law Association’s (ABILA) International Law Weekend (October 22)

Marsha moderated the Licensing Executives Society webinar on Patent Pledges, (Sept.28)

Marsha moderated the Licensing Executives Society’s webinar on Promoting Innovation in High technology Start ups: Challenges, Strategies and Opportunities. (Aug.10th)

The Lawyers Daily (July 27th): Implications of International Treaty on Geographical Indications (Marsha S. Cadogan, author).

The Lawyers Daily (Aug. 4th): Canada’s Food and Beverage Industries and Geographical Indications (Marsha S. Cadogan, author)

Marsha recently spoke on IP and innovation in the context of the SDGs at CISDL’s International Law Symposium – May 15 2020 (Panel: Structuring Rights-Based Trade, Investment & Financial Rules for Economic Recovery – SDGs 9, 10 & 11)

How does blockchain technologies impact your food based geographical indications rights ?See Marsha S. Cadogan journal article in the Canadian Intellectual Property Review

What Does CUSMA mean for IP rights in Canada? See IPIC’s Voices on Canadian Intellectual Property, Pocket IP Guide to CUSMA – the new NAFTA (Written by four IP professionals, including Marsha S. Cadogan)