To bolster harvest innovation, technology companies are empowering innovators to identify promising ideas for patent or trade secret protection, which, when combined with deliberate streamlining of the IP protection process with the coordinated help of IP counsel, can bear valuable fruit.

We like to say at the OBA that there is “opportunity in community,” and we are dedicated to helping you leverage all that belonging to this diverse and dynamic, experienced and insightful, generous and compassionate community affords.

Call for a new part to be added regarding the substantive equality of official languages within the National Capital.

Take it from these associates who did not get hired where they had envisioned during their summer or articling recruits: it’s not always a straight line to your dream role, but perseverance – and making the most of the opportunities that come your way – will pay off in the end.

When it comes to the complex and detailed work of estate administration, a little advance planning goes a long way. Panelists from the OBA program Your First Estate Administration share their top tips for streamlining these important – highly practical and personal – matters.

Feedback was always a tricky skill to master, and it’s even trickier now. There are two related reasons: first, the psychological impact of the pandemic and second, the challenge of providing feedback in a virtual world.

All things being equal, a defined benefit pension plan can be the reason top recruits choose your firm – and the reason star employees stay.

A community-minded lawyer has assembled a team of single moms to provide free child care to parents in the hours immediately following their vaccination appointments – one small but significant step to mitigate the disproportionate impact COVID-19 continues to have on women.

Four tips to make matters more straightforward and less emotionally taxing for all involved.

As the COVID-19 pandemic concludes its first year, we have seen a slow release of decisions assessing infectious disease prevention policies. Applicable jurisprudence around matters from mandatory testing to health-and-safety measures makes one thing clear: waiting to act is not a reasonable option.