Digging deep: Mining finance and blockchain
Banks to blockchains Historically, the mining industry has relied on traditional institutions such as banks and capital markets for financing needs. However, times are changing. More recently, mining companies have found it increasingly difficult to obtain financing through such traditional...
COVID-19 & IP Offices
Just as other sectors are reacting to the COVID-19 pandemic, so are intellectual property offices around the world (“IP Offices”). The measures that some IP Offices are enacting include providing extensions for some due dates to account for disruption caused...
RegTech: How technology can revolutionize compliance
Highly regulated industries, such as the financial services industry, have faced ever increasing regulatory compliance obligations. Technology, such as artificial intelligence (AI), that can be utilized to innovate the manner in which these organizations operate can lead to additional challenges...
Wayne Logan quoted in Law in Quebec
Law in Quebec, "Blockchain operationalization"
“Blockchain works really well for provenance, be it about a cow, from birth to slaughterhouse right to the table – blockchain offers remarkable traceability,” says Wayne Logan, an intellectual property lawyer who heads the blockchain practice at Miller Thomson LLP....
OSC Orders Approval of Prospectus for Canada’s First Bitcoin Investment Fund
Overview In a ground-breaking decision, the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) overturned the decision of the Acting Director of the Investment Funds & Structured Products Branch of the OSC (“IFSP”) to refuse to issue a receipt for the establishment of the...
The Potential Impact of Blockchain Technology on Securitization
Many believe that blockchain technology is synonymous with cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin and ethereum. Yet, cryptocurrency is just one of a multitude of applications of blockchain technology and there are numerous industries, such as financial services and transportation, which will...
New Patent Laws for Canada: The Next Step in Canada’s IP Modernization Project
Over the past several months, many of the Canadian intellectual property laws have been amended to comply with international treaties. Such treaties include the Madrid Protocol, the Singapore Treaty, the Nice Agreement, the Patent Law Treaty and the Hague Agreement....
Carrots or Sticks: New Laws for Missed Patent Maintenance Fees
For several years, Canadian legislators have been engaged in a project to modernize Canadian intellectual property laws and ensure compliance with Canada’s treaty obligations. The latest step in this modernization initiative involves amendments to the Canadian patent laws. Upcoming changes...
Myron Mallia-Dare quoted in CBA article on the impact of artificial intelligence and automation on the legal industry
CBA/ABC National, "Between fear and hype"
As yesterday’s science fiction quickly becomes today’s reality, society is left struggling with the practical applications of the new tools and possibilities. Given the disruption already witnessed in other sectors, the question that inevitably surfaces is how much tools based...
Wayne Logan is quoted in Canadian Lawyer on blockchain benefits
Canadian Lawyer, "Is Blockchain worth the hype?"
“Blockchain works really well for provenance, be it about a cow from birth to slaughterhouse right to the table — blockchain offers remarkable traceability,” says Wayne Logan, an intellectual property lawyer who heads the blockchain practice at Miller Thomson LLP....
