The Gardiner Roberts LLP Technology and Intellectual Property Group is comprised of individuals possessing superior legal credentials and front-line business experience. Accordingly, we are able to provide comprehensive representation to clients seeking a powerful blend of the best technical and practical guidance.

The services and advice offered by our Technology and Intellectual Property Group include:

Asset Protection

• Non-disclosure agreements
• Trademark and copyright registrations and opposition proceedings, and infringement
• Employment agreements with intellectual property assignment, non- disclosure, non-competition and incentive provisions
• Trade secrets and confidential information

Commercializing Innovation

• Opportunities and due diligence reviews
• Identification and protection of intellectual property assets
• Structuring partnering and other alliances
• Development and implementation of effective licensing and revenue-generation strategies
• Creating relationships for product distribution
• Launching new ventures including overseeing development of business plans
• Identifying sources of financing
• Facilitating internal and corporate communications

E-Commerce

• Electronic contracts
• Consumer protection issues
• Advertising and marketing content
• Offences under the Competition Act
• Compliance with industry codes
• Cybersecurity
• PKI and associated information exchange
• Payment mechanisms
• Tax issues
• Privacy and security

Intellectual Property

• Patents
• Trademarks and service marks
• Copyrights
• Confidential information and trade secrets
• Ownership rights
• Licensing and technology transfer agreements
• Privacy legislation
• Strategies for the protection of intellectual property assets
• Confidential and non-disclosure agreements

The Internet

• Domain registrations and domain disputes
• Agreements for the development and hosting of web sites
• Liability issues, including privacy, defamation, trademark and copyright infringement, unlawful content, usage of frames and links
• World Wide Web readiness programs
• Protocols for web-based contests and promotions
• Web site security and identification protocols
• Web site audits

Licensing and Distribution

• Identification of intellectual property assets
• Development and implementation of effective licensing and revenue-generation strategies
• Software licensing agreements
• Distribution, reseller and co-marketing agreements
• Application of export controls, including content of area control lists, technology control lists and the procurement of export permits

Procurements

• Requests for proposals (“RFPs”)
• Structuring escrow arrangements
• Assisting in selection and negotiation of technology services and products
• Licensing and technology transfers
• Sales and acquisitions