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What restrictions may a business impose on customers?
We all know no shirt and no shoes means no service, but stores, restaurants, and some other businesses often find other ways to refuse service or even sometimes bar customers.
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Preparing for a tax audit
Nobody wants to hear the words "The CRA will be conducting an audit." After all, who wants a Canada Revenue Agency auditor going through all of their books and records, possibly finding errors and ...
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Having your own business can be a joy, but also a real pain. Whether you are planning on buying or selling a business, there are quite a few things to consider when doing either.
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Patent infringement
If your patent application has been approved and you have been able to register your invention with the patent office, it is now protected and you have exclusive rights to it for a maximum period of ...
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Before filing a patent application
Before filing a patent application there are a few things people wanting to file a patent should do. However, it’s never a good idea to wait too long, because with patents, the rule is first come, ...
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Assigning or licensing a copyright
Unlike patents, copyrights automatically arise once original work has been produced. Copyrights are valid for the entire lifetime of the creator of the work(s) and 50 years after the creator’s death.
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What is a franchise?
Pizza Pizza, Shoppers Drug Mart, Harvey’s and Second Cup are just a few Canadian businesses that have one thing in common: they are franchises.
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Industrial design infringement
Furniture shopping can be a lot of fun. We often pick furniture for its functionality but also because it is aesthetically pleasing.
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What happens during the industrial design registration process?
Once you are sure that you have an industrial design and you want to register it in order to protect your exclusive right to it, you will have to go through the registration process that is conducted ...
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Registering your industrial design in a foreign country
Any industrial design that you register with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office will only give you exclusive rights over that design in Canada.
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Assigning and licensing an industrial design
Once your exclusive right to an industrial design has been registered and you have obtained registration, you can then choose how to market your interest in your design.
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What is an industrial design?
Many of us have heard about copyright and copyrighted material but those are not the only intellectual properties that can be protected. Other possible protected intellectual properties include ...
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What is a mutual fund?
A mutual fund is a type of professionally managed collective investment vehicle. Mutual funds are able to raise money by selling its shares or units to individual investors.
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