Marsha Simone Cadogan, Barrister & Solicitor A franchise agreement is a specific contractual relationship in which one entity (the franchisor) allows another (the franchisee) to use its business model as the basis for operating its…

Protecting this information can be vital to the continued relevance of your products and services in consumer markets.

Author: Marsha Simone Cadogan One of the important dynamics of a business strategy involves taking stock of the proprietary interests in the business and ensuring that adequate legal safeguards are in place to sustain its…

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.

What are trade secrets? Is it of any useA trade secret is information that is not generally known in a particular trade, that if divulged, can affect the viability of the rightholders’s business. When used, parties agree not to disclose the information to persons and/or entities who should not be privy to its knowledge. to a franchise agreement?

By: Marsha S. Cadogan (PhD, Intellectual Property), Barrister & Solicitor| MSC Intellectual Property & Technology Law What role does trademark play in differentiating products in consumer markets? If your product has acquired a good reputation…

2020 is bound to be a year marked with the development of greater and more sophisticated technologies. This will likely be the same narrative in the blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DTL) space. What are the most relevant relationships between intellectual property and blockchain and DTL?