Author: Marsha Simone Cadogan Copyright arises automatically when a work is created, is in a fixed format, and is original. Although registration is not mandatory under Canada’s Copyright Act, registration provides proof of ownership of…

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.

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?