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Best Practices In Determining A Transfer Price: 2026 Transfer Pricing Guide – Part 1

Canada's transfer pricing landscape has undergone a fundamental transformation with new rules taking effect in 2026, introducing substance-based tests and subjective comparisons that align with OECD Guidelines. How should multinational enterprises navigate these changes to ensure compliance while managing cross-border transactions involving goods, services, and intangible property within their corporate structures?

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Launch And Protect: The Role Of Intellectual Property In The Canadian Space Sector

The Canadian space sector is, at its core, driven by intangible but immensely valuable intellectual property (IP) assets. The space sector derives its competitive edge from proprietary technologies...

Canada Transport

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Gowling WLG

Under The Hood: How Defence Startups Really Protect IP

Ask a room full of defence company founders how they think about intellectual property and you will most likely hear...

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Canadian Trade Secrets: Year In Review 2025

In Canada, trade secrets and confidential business information are protected through contract and common law fiduciary obligations.

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Cassels

IP Protection For Canadian Firms Working In South America's Burgeoning Mining Sector

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Gowling WLG

Protecting Your Proprietary Information: Lessons From SHAC Solutions Inc v Guenther

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Bennett Jones LLP

AI: Is Patenting Really The Right Move? - Factor IV

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Bennett Jones LLP

AI: Is Patenting Really The Right Move? - Factor VI

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Bennett Jones LLP

AI: Is Patenting Really The Right Move? A Corporate Decision Tool

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Bennett Jones LLP

AI: Is Patenting Really The Right Move? - Factor V

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Bennett Jones LLP

AI: Is Patenting Really The Right Move? - Factor I

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Bennett Jones LLP

AI: Is Patenting Really The Right Move? - Factor III

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Bennett Jones LLP

AI: Is Patenting Really The Right Move? - Factor VII

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Bennett Jones LLP

X.AI Corp. v. OpenAI—Why Every Business (And Start-Up) Needs An Employee Governance Policy For Managing Confidential Business Information And IP Risk

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Bennett Jones LLP

Employment Law Update: Key Changes And Obligations For Ontario Employers In 2026

Canada Employment

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Gowling WLG

Vefghi Holding Corp. v. Canada: How To Avoid The "Tax Trap" On Timing Of Flow-Through For Dividend Income And Timing Of Receipts For Trusts

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

How The Canadian Foreign Accrual Property Income (FAPI) Regime Works—and Why It Matters To Foreign Corporations, Foreign Trusts

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

A Reminder Of The Key Changes Introduced By The Working For Workers Seven Act, 2025

Canada Employment

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McMillan LLP

Canada's Anti-Deferral Regime And The FAPI Rules: When Offshore Trust Structures Trigger More Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Can An AI System Be An Inventor?

There are now generative AI tools to assist with the development of software. These AI tools have been trained on large databases of open-source software.

Canada Technology

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Gowling WLG

Using IP To Remain Competitive When Developing Dual-use Technology

Dual-use technology refers to technologies that have both civilian and military applications.

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Smart & Biggar

Conserver son avantage concurrentiel dans le développement des technologies à double usage grâce à la propriété intellectuelle

Les technologies à double usage désignent les technologies ayant des applications tant militaires que civiles. Le gouvernement du Canada, en collaboration avec ses alliés de l'OTAN, s'est engagé à augmenter ses dépenses annuelles en défense pour atteindre 5 % du PIB d'ici 2035.

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Smart & Biggar

Fallout From Trade Secret Theft In Taiwan

As reported by Reuters, three former employees of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company ("TSMC") were charged with violating security law and other offences in Taiwan.

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Goodmans LLP

Designing The Future - Balancing Heritage And Innovation (Podcast)

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Gowling WLG

Why Canada Is On The USA IP Watch List?

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Brunet & Co

IP Basics: Trade Secrets (Podcast)

European Union IP

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Gowling WLG

Patents vs Trade Secrets In Canada – No, They're Not Just Alternatives

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Procido LLP

IP Assets: A Guide To Maximizing Your Portfolio's Value

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Gowling WLG

Key Steps To Developing An Intellectual Property Strategy

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Parlee McLaws

Can AI Be An Inventor? The Debate Around Patents And AI Generated Inventions

Canada Technology

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Miller Thomson LLP

L'IA peut-elle être un inventeur? Le débat entourant les brevets et les inventions générés par IA

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Miller Thomson LLP

Why Intellectual Property Is The Secret Sauce For Boardroom Success

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

How To Protect Trade Secrets And Confidential Business Information In Canada

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Froese Law

Can AI Be An Inventor? The Debate Around Patents And AI Generated Inventions

A key debate surrounding patents and AI is whether inventions created solely by AI can be patented. The basis of the patent laws in Canada, as well as those in many other countries around the globe.

Canada Technology

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Miller Thomson LLP

L'IA peut-elle être un inventeur? Le débat entourant les brevets et les inventions générés par IA

L'un des principaux débats concernant les brevets et l'IA porte sur la question de savoir si les inventions créées uniquement par..

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Miller Thomson LLP

Why Intellectual Property Is The Secret Sauce For Boardroom Success

Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind. This includes inventions, software, blueprints, books, photographs, music, names and logos used in commerce...

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

How To Protect Trade Secrets And Confidential Business Information In Canada

Businesses can prevent third parties from misusing their valuable and commercially sensitive business information and trade secrets through contracts and the common law within Canada.

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Froese Law

Protecting Trade Secrets And Confidential Business Information In Canada

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Smart & Biggar

Annotated Regulation Respecting The Language Of Commerce And Business

Discover the changes to the Regulation respecting the language of commerce and business (following the final version published on June 26, 2024).

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

Injunction Strategies If Employees Steal Trade Secrets

Sadly, it is not uncommon for ex-employees to take a company's trade secrets when they quit or are fired. The effects can be devastating leading to loss of competitiveness, customers, business relations...

Seastone IP

Intellectual Property In The Age Of Generative AI

With generative AI increasingly being incorporated into new and old products and services, a number of issues related to intellectual property have come to the forefront of its use.

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DLA Piper

Power Up Your IP Assets - Ten Rules Ceos Need To Know

In today's knowledge-based economy, intangible assets account for as much as 90% of a business's value. For instance, Disney's market capitalisation was once estimated at $52 billion USD, with $47 billion (90%)...

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Gowling WLG

Legal Landmines And The Role Of Legal Counsel For Startups

Canada Commercial

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McLennan Ross LLP

Commercial Transactions Where IP Is Key

Seastone IP

United States Ban On Non-Competition Agreements

Canada Employment

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Gowling WLG

Canadian Drug Importation May Undermine Intellectual Property Protection

Worldwide Healthcare

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Jones Day

Non-Disclosure Agreements: What You Need To Know

Canada Commercial

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MLT Aikins LLP

Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) In The IP Context – The What, Why, When, And How

Canada Commercial

Seastone IP

Trade Secret Tactics: 10 Strategies For In-House Counsel

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Gowling WLG

Intellectual Property 101

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Enforcing Different Types Of Intellectual Property Rights In Canada

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MLT Aikins LLP

Top Considerations In Technology Licensing

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Fasken

The B-Side Blog – Family Recipes, Holidays, And The Mystique Of Trade Secrets

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Nelligan Law

How Not To Kill Trade Secrets With Non-Competes And NDAs: A Global Survey

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Gowling WLG

Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy For Entrepreneurs And Technology Graduates

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PCK Intellectual Property

How To Build An IP Strategy

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Torys LLP

Trade Secret Enforcement In Canada Versus The United States – What's Changed Since Pre-Pandemic?

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Gowling WLG

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How Employers Can Protect Their IP And Client Base With The Departure Of An Employee (Video)

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

Gowling WLG And JurisAsia Fireside Chat: Hot Topics At INTA 2023 (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Video: Protecting Your Digital Assets

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Torys LLP

Trade Secrets - The What, How And Where Of International Protection (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Managing Your VR/AR IP Portfolio During COVID-19 (Video)

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Gowling WLG

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