Trademark essentials for in-house counsel

In this cross-regional episode focused on trademarks, Panagiota Dafniotis and Jennifer McKay, partners from Dentons Canada are joined by Dentons partners Carolina del Río from Chile and Jenni Rutter from New Zealand to discuss key global trends and differences in trademarks between the regions that brand owners need to be aware of.

In this episode, Panagiota Dafniotis, partner and national lead of Dentons’ Canada Intellectual Property (IP) group, is joined by senior counsel Ron Hedges, Dentons New York, to discuss risk and liability considerations and legal emerging issues impacting artificial intelligence, blockchain and the metaverse.

The metaverse has become a hot topic. In this episode, Panagiota Dafniotis, partner and national lead of Dentons’ Intellectual Property (IP) group, is joined by counsel Bob Tarantino and senior associate Sam Gabor who discuss the practical applications that the metaverse is likely to have and the emerging legal issues we can expect to see in the metaverse.

In this episode, Panagiota Dafniotis and Richard Johnson, partners at Dentons Canada are joined by Soroush Karimzadeh, CEO & Founder of Novarc Technologies and Lally Remetilla Managing Partner, BDC to discuss how Novarc leveraged its robust IP portfolio to access $2.6M in growth capital through the BDC’s IP backed financing fund and further how the company protects their innovation through IP and how the funding has helped Novarc accelerate its growth.

This podcast episode discusses the fundamental aspects of patents that companies should know. Panagiota Dafniotis, Richard Johnson and Paul den Boef of Dentons Canada LLP discuss the important basics of patent law, why patents matter to companies, and share insight on their Canadian and global perspectives.

In this episode, Panagiota Dafniotis, partner and national lead of Dentons’ Intellectual Property (IP) group, is joined by counsel Margot Patterson and Bob Tarantino who offer practical answers and best practices for many of the common questions and misconceptions that arise regarding copyright law in Canada to do with use, consequences of infringement, licensing and more.

Partners Panagiota Dafniotis and Chloe Snider, and senior associate Meredith Bacal, discuss trade secret trends and best practices, how disputes can arise and what remedies are available in Canada.

This episode covers the practical considerations of IP litigation in Canada. Our speakers, partners Chris Zelyas and Matthew Diskin and senior associate, Meredith Bacal discuss where IP disputes are adjudicated and highlight unique aspects of trademark, copyright and patent litigation.

Companies invest significant resources when they collaborate with other companies and intellectual property (IP) is often central to that collaboration. Understanding how IP rights can be vulnerable in the context of insolvency is essential to understanding collaboration risk. In this podcast episode, Panagiota Dafniotis, Partner and National Lead of the IP group and Sam Gabor, Senior Associate and Canadian Registered Trademark Agent, discuss the numerous insolvency scenarios in Canada and how IP assets and related IP rights can be impacted.

This podcast episode covers current trends, challenges and opportunities in trademark prosecution and addresses why now, more than ever, it is important to clear and protect your trademarks. Panagiota Dafniotis, Partner and National Lead of the Intellectual Property (IP) group is joined by Jennifer McKay, Partner and Anna Clark, Trademark Agent, both also from Dentons Canada National IP Group.