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Cloud technology continues to trend in the legal community as more organizations are taking a digital first approach and expanding remote capabilities. The first phase of cloud adoption has been in progress for years as a part of ongoing...

As Chief IP Counsel and in-house legal teams contend with the increasing pressures facing their organizations in the wake of COVID-19, there is an urgent need to rethink legal operations. While the move to digitize and automate the legal function...

A key component of IP operational maturity that we have been describing in this series is the recognition of the vital role data plays in operational success. Today’s business environment demands high performance while consistently reducing costs....

The business world has changed drastically over recent years. A hybrid work model is now the new norm – especially in corporate settings. The virtual trend is even emerging in industries such as legal and healthcare which have been traditionally...

The first two installments in this series explained the evolution of the Intellectual Property Business Management (IPBM) model, noting that it is not a platform or “collaboration portal,” but rather a paradigm designed from the ground up to...

There has been chatter in Canada for nearly two years about initiating comprehensive legislative reform to the country’s data privacy landscape. The process recently ramped up this June with the introduction of a bill to pass the Digital Charter...

Having described the modern Intellectual Property Business Management (IPBM) model in our prior post, we now focus on a key driver in the shift toward IPBM - the challenge of cultivating and protecting innovation . Nurturing the participation of...

Communication is different in the modern workplace. Gone are the days of phone calls and email being the primary channels of interaction. Many organizations are frequently utilizing chat applications like Microsoft Teams for internal communication...

The identification of privileged content remains one of the most time-intensive undertakings of any discovery project. In recent years, there have been significant developments in the ability to use analytics tools and artificial intelligence (AI)...

While countries all over the globe continue to make data privacy strides, comparing similarities and differences between the EU and U.K. is important in light of Brexit. It is also crucial to know the differences as they impact transfers with the...

Before a deal closes on a merger or acquisition, due diligence investigation will ensue to confirm goal alignment and identify any obstacles present. There are several integral components of this process such as identifying transaction purpose...