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Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law

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Resources, Articles, & Advocacy

Article | October 20, 2025

Pro Bono IP Clinics: Inspiring Innovation and the Next Generation of IP Lawyers

The article discusses the growing need for accessible intellectual property (IP) legal support in Ontario, especially for small businesses, startups, and early-stage entrepreneurs who face financial and informational barriers to protecting their ideas. Despite Ontario’s status as a thriving innovation hub, current legal resources—especially in IP—are insufficient to meet the demand. To address this gap, university-based pro bono IP clinics are emerging as a key solution. The article focuses on the Western Intellectual Property and Innovation Legal Clinic (WIPILC) at Western University’s Faculty of Law, led by Dr. Bassem Awad. Founded in 2021, the Clinic helps innovators across Southwestern Ontario understand and protect their IP while offering law students practical, hands-on legal training.

Legislative Update | October 14, 2025

Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of October 6

Premier Ford Car Alarm: U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Canadian officials and business leaders that America is committed to consolidating vehicle assembly within its borders and that Canada would come “second”. Premier Ford warned that Canada faces a massive threat to domestic manufacturing, and threatened cutting off critical mineral exports to the U.S.

Advocacy | October 03, 2025

Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of September 29

Minimum Wage Bump: Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island all increased the minimum wage on October 1, 2025. Ontario’s minimum wage is the highest among the five provinces, now at $17.60-per-hour. British Colombia, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador each raised their minimum wage earlier this year. Alberta is the only province that has not increased its minimum wage, which sits at $15-per-hour, the lowest rate in Canada.

Legislative Update | September 26, 2025

Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of September 22

Courts Digital Transformation Launch: Starting October 14, 2025, all electronic court filings for Toronto must be submitted through the Ontario Courts Public Portal (OCPP). This new public portal will be used in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (SCJ) for Family proceedings, Civil proceedings, Small Claims Court proceedings and Divisional Court proceedings and Enforcement, and in the Ontario Court of Justice (OCJ) for Family proceedings.

Video | September 26, 2025

Costs in Intellectual Property Cases before the Federal Courts

Join us for a focused analysis of costs in intellectual property cases. Our expert panel will examine key issues in seeking and assessing costs before the federal courts.

Legislative Update | September 22, 2025

Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of September 15

Courts Digital Transformation Launch: Starting October 14, 2025, all electronic court filings for Toronto must be submitted through the Ontario Courts Public Portal (OCPP). This new public portal will be used in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (SCJ) for Family proceedings, Civil proceedings, Small Claims Court proceedings and Divisional Court proceedings and Enforcement, and in the Ontario Court of Justice (OCJ) for Family proceedings.

Submission | September 17, 2025

Rules of Civil Procedure Relating to Evidence and Artificial Intelligence

The Ontario Bar Association provides feedback on the Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee of the Civil Rules Committee’s potential proposals to amend the Rules of Civil Procedure as they relate to evidence and artificial intelligence.

Legislative Update | September 12, 2025

Your OBA LegUp Policy and Legislative Update Week of September 8

Province Threatens to Get Rid of Speed Cameras: The Ford government says it will remove automatic speed enforcement cameras this fall if municipalities do not take steps to get rid of them.