Publications - Technology & Intellectual Property

• Negotiating a Software License Agreement from the Licensee's Perspective, April 2010 Software plays an increasingly critical role in business. The selection and maintenance of the appropriate software is an essential means of operating a seamless and efficient organisation..
• A Mining Issuer's Guide to the Galaxy: Four Roads to the TSX Venture Exchange, Spring 2010 by Sharon White and Chris Lennon
• Intellectual Property Newsletter, June 2009 - Outsourcing of Software Development by Canadian Companies to Off shore Jurisdictions: In today’s global economy, the outsourcing of software development work to off shore jurisdictions is a strategic tool that can provide a competitive advantage for many Canadian companies.
• Tips on outsourcing software development, April 17, 2009 by Sze-Mei Yeung and Jeff Lowe - This article originally appeared in the April 17, 2009, issue of The Lawyers Weekly published by LexisNexis Canada Inc.
• Online Pirates Beware : In theory, copyright gives you the right to make copies, and prevent others from making unauthorized copies of your work. It was originally created for artists and writers. Today ...
• Think Twice Before Sending That Email: Internet Defamation : In a casual email, a disparaging remark about a co-worker is inadvertently copied to several other colleagues. Welcome to the wonderful world of internet defamation! A case in On ...
• IP Protection Strategy and the High Tech Workforce : by Georg Daniel Reuter Introduction Employees and consultants create the intellectual property ("IP") which is the key asset of most high tech companies. The products that I can ...
• Prize . . . What Prize? : The Canadian Competition Act has recently been amended with respect to the marketing of prizes to Canadians. The recent amendments add a new criminal offence known as "Deceptive N ...
• Copyright on the Internet and ISP Liability : by Sze-Mei Yeung Introduction As traditional copyright laws attempt to keep pace with technological change, we are witnessing significant changes in the regulation of copyright i ...
• Employees and Independent Contractors : Who Owns Patentable Inventions? : by Sze-Mei Yeung When employees or independent contractors of a company create a valuable invention, who owns it? The law relating to ownership of inventions has received attenti ...
• Terminated Executive Wins Damage Award : The British Columbia Court of Appeal in Iacobucci v. WIC Radio Ltd. has ruled that Mr. Iacobucci, a former VP of WIC Radio, could claim damages for the loss of stock options which ...
• R. v. Weir: Search & Seizure Involving ISP : The recent Court of Appeal decision in R. v. Weir raises important issues regarding the ability of internet service providers (ISPs) to monitor the use of internet services by thei ...
• Termination of High Tech Employees : Only a year ago the high-tech sector was one of the fastest growing areas of the British Columbia economy. Most high tech companies were aggressively competing to attract talented ...
• Terms of Use & Privacy Policy For Your Website : INTRODUCTION Why do I need Terms of Use? A Website without Terms of Use is like a dog without a leash: if you're a visitor, you don't have any idea who the owner is, and if you ...
• E-Policy for Employees : INTRODUCTION What is an E-Policy? An E-Policy is shorthand for a company policy dealing with employees' use of computer equipment and communications over the Internet. An E-Po ...
• ANALYSIS OF A TECHNOLOGY LICENSE : The following is a commentary on typical clauses and issues dealt with in preparing or reviewing a license agreement. As it is not possible to cover all types of licensing, the fo ...
• Helpful Changes to Holders of Copyright : Amendments to the Copyright Act which came into force in 1997 make it easier for copyright owners to sue and receive compensation for infringement. These changes are intended to m ...
• TRADEMARKS IN CANADA : WHAT IS A TRADEMARK ? A trademark must first be distinguished from the other principal branches of intellectual property protection: 1. Patents Patent protection is for n ...
• Primer on ISP Liability under Tariff 22 : The decision of the Copyright Board of Canada dealing with Tariff 22 will have a significant impact on Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and other telecommunication service provide ...
• Changes to Regulations under the Employment Standards Act with respect to High-tech Professionals : Effective February 1, 1999, the provincial government has amended Employment Standards Regulations to exempt "High-tech Professionals" from certain requirements on hours of work, o ...
• Domain Name Update : by Scott Lamb .CA Transfer is Complete In December 2000, the .ca registry was successfully transferred from the University of British Columbia to CIRA (Canadian Internet Regis ...
• Internet and Multimedia Law : UBC Continuing Studies Course: Class Outline Class 1 1. Introduction to Internet and Multimedia Law course outline and evaluation what is "internet law"? legal ...