Summary of Meetings: Intellectual Property & Technology Law
Number of Meetings Held: 4
September 4, 2025
Registration Count: Remote: 8 In-Person: 4
Guest Speakers: Sam Wiley, Scott Foster
Meeting Title/Topic: Licensing for Protection: Landscape of Defensive Patent Licensing Platforms
Synopsis: Defensive patent licensing platforms offer strategic solutions to safeguard businesses from patent litigation risk while fostering collaboration and monetization. Sam Wiley, LOT Network, and Scott Foster, Seastone IP, discuss patent litigation in general and provide an overview of three key defensive patent licensing platforms: RPX, LOT Network, and Open Innovation Network. Key topics include: (i) the rationale behind defensive patent licensing; (ii) the mechanisms and benefits of RPX, LOT Network, and Open Innovation Network; (iii) case studies and data demonstrating their effectiveness; and (iv) legal and strategic considerations for participation. Gain insights on how to advise clients looking to leverage these platforms to enhance IP strategy, reduce risks, and promote collaborative innovation.
November 27, 2025
Registration Count: Remote: 6 In-Person: 18
Guest Speakers: Exec, Jacob Kojfman
Meeting Title/Topic: An Evening of Trivia
Synopsis: Get your CPD hours, learn about intellectual property law all with a chance to win fabulous prizes whether attending online or in-person! Join part-time game show host Jacob Kojfman, Senior Counsel, The Co-operators Group Ltd., and a panel of intellectual property experts, bring you an interactive IP Trivia experience based on a popular game show. Which game show will it be? JeIPardy? Wheel of Infringement? The Patent is Right? Patent Clerk Feud? $64,000 Patent Prosecution? Register for our section meeting on November 27 to find out.
February 27, 2025
Registration Count: Remote: 30 In-Person: 12
Guest Speakers: Mat Brechtel, Athar Malik, Jennifer Marles
Meeting Title/Topic: Top Intellectual Property Cases of 2024
Synopsis: With technological advances and an ongoing "AI arms race", intellectual property remains a lively and developing area of law. Mat Brechtel, Athar Malik, and Jennifer Marles, return for an engaging panel discussion on key IP law developments in British Columbia and across Canada over the past year.
June 30, 2025
Registration Count: TBA
Guest Speakers: Roch Riply, Ryan Black, Anika Klassen (moderator)
Meeting Title/Topic: Navigating AI in Legal Practice
Synopsis: Join us for a panel discussion on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is and is not (yet?) impacting our practice as lawyers. Anika Klassen moderates a dynamic discussion, featuring insights from a generative AI panelist as well as from our esteemed human panelists: Roch Ripley and Ryan Black. This discussion explores novel considerations for clients in an AI-world, as well as the benefits, challenges, and risks facing lawyers amid the rapid rise of AI solutions and tools.