Summary of Meetings: Intellectual Property & Technology Law
Number of Meetings Held: 2
November 21, 2023
Registration Count: Remote: 21
Guest Speakers: St.John McCloskey
Meeting Title/Topic: Tax & Cloud Computing
Synopsis: St.John McCloskey discusses the interaction between software-as-a-service (“SAAS”) and sales taxes, with particular focus on BC Provincial Sales Tax and the various sales tax regimes in the U.S. They also cover the recent BC PST case of Hootsuite v. BC, and how that case may (or may not!) affect tax practice and policy around SAAS.
February 29, 2024
Registration Count: 43
Guest Speakers: Athar Malik, Jennifer Marles, and Mat Brechtel
Meeting Title/Topic: Family Law Conference 2024
Synopsis: Many important intellectual property cases were decided in the last year as new technologies continue to emerge in Canada. Athar Malik, Jennifer Marles, and Mat Brechtel lead an engaging discussion about some of the most interesting IP-related developments in British Columbia and across the country. The panel discussion will be moderated by Jeff Sun and Rebecca Dhindsa.