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Building a US IP Strategy — How to connect registration, enforcement, and commercial growth into a single system
By: Dana Lucas This article is the third in a three-part series on IP for Canadian businesses entering the US market. Part 1 covers registration. Part 2 addresses enforcement. Part 3 explores long-term IP strategy. The first two parts of this series covered the mechanics of intellectual property (IP) protection in the US: what to…
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Enforcing Your IP Across the Border — How Canadian Businesses Protect Rights in the US
By: Dana Lucas This article is the second in a three-part series on IP for Canadian businesses entering the US market. Part 1 covers registration. Part 2 addresses enforcement. Part 3 explores long-term IP strategy. Intellectual property (IP) protection is only as strong as its enforcement. While registration establishes ownership, enforcement is what ensures those…
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Taking Your IP Across the Border — What a Canadian Business Needs to Know Before Entering the US Market
By: Dana Lucas This article is the first in a three-part series on IP for Canadian businesses entering the US market. Part 1 covers registration. Part 2 addresses enforcement. Part 3 explores long-term IP strategy. Canada and the United States (US) share one of the most integrated trade relationships, exchanging more than CAD $2 billion in…
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Is What I Tell My Lawyer Really Confidential? The Supreme Court of Canada Weighs In
By: Lola Adebogun One of the most common concerns clients have when seeking legal advice is whether the information they share with their lawyer will remain private. The short answer is yes, but the legal protection that applies is often stronger than many people realize. A recent decision from the Supreme Court of Canada, R.…
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What Are My Employees Up To? Monitoring Employees in Saskatchewan
By: Iffat Ritter Employers monitor employees for various reasons including: Employers usually monitor employees through their computer usage, email, network activity, time spent doing specific tasks, physical location and attendance. However, the monitoring must be balanced with the employee’s privacy rights, and the employer must act reasonably when collecting personal information, including background checks. In…
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Why Municipalities Should Regularly Review and Update Their Bylaws and Policies
By: Kelsey Sonntag and Troy Baril Municipal bylaws and policies shape how communities function day‑to‑day, from regulating land use to ensuring public safety and environmental stewardship. Yet many municipalities operate on bylaws and policies that were drafted years, sometimes decades, ago. As communities evolve, outdated bylaws and policies can limit effective governance, create enforcement challenges,…
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AI as Patent Drafter: Should Inventors Use AI as an Application Writer?
By: Rob Hendry Over the past year, clients have increasingly sent me documents – invention disclosures, patent prior art analyses (reviews of third-party patents), and even full patent applications – that have been drafted using artificial intelligence. Some have benefited from inventor revisions, but most are passed along as is. So far I’ve seen some…
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Succession Planning Starts Earlier Than You Think: Your Business Is Part of Your Estate
By: Sandra Ufondu and Kelsey Sonntag For many business owners, succession planning is seen as something to deal with “later.” It is often associated with retirement, a sale of the company, or handing the reins to the next generation decades later. However, succession planning should begin the moment you build something of value. While many…
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Flooding Right Now? What Farmers and RMs in Saskatchewan Must Do — Before One Wrong Move Creates Liability
By: Russel Weber, Glenn Wright P. Eng., Troy Baril, Chad Eggerman In Saskatchewan, landowners generally cannot legally drain land, pump water, dig ditches, deepen channels, drain wetlands, install tile drainage, alter a creek, use a municipal ditch, or increase/decrease flows onto other land without agency approvals and landowner permission. Improper drainage can expose landowners and…
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SaskPower Litigation Update: Deadline for Public to Comment on Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel
By: Glenn Wright Procido LLP is acting for concerned citizens and three non-governmental organizations in two cases concerning electricity generation in Saskatchewan. Glenn Wright, Counsel with Procido LLP, is the lead litigator on each case. The first case, Dykstra et al v SaskPower et al, was filed in March of 2023 and challenges SaskPower’s decision…
