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In part three of our brand protection law episode with May Cheng, we discuss artists' rights in the context of AI-generated derivative products. ✨ Read the full episode transcript HERE ✨ Learn more about the topics/cases on the Lawyered website ✨ Help to declutter the law on the Lawyered crowdfunding page

In part three of our brand protection law episode with May Cheng, we discuss artists' rights in the context of AI-generated derivative products. ✨ Read the full episode transcript HERE ✨ Learn more about the topics/cases on the Lawyered website ✨ Help to declutter the law on the Lawyered crowdfunding page

In part two of our brand protection law episode with May Cheng, we speak about the circumstances in which a court will expunge a trademark on the grounds of "bad faith registration"

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In part one of our brand protection law episode with May Cheng, we discuss Quebec's controversial language bill and the corresponding impacts on brands' advertising practices.

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On this episode, we're exploring the area of brand protection law, with award-winning practitioner, May Cheng. Topics: Bill 96 and New French Language Requirements; bad faith registrations; copyright law and AI derivative artworks. This program contains 30 minutes of substantive content for the Law Society of Ontario's CPD requirements.

⚫ How will Quebec's new Bill 96 requirements impact companies' advertising requirements? (10:23)⚫ How will courts assess whether to expunge a trademark on the basis of bad faith registration? (19:18⚫ What copyright rights do artists maintain regarding derivative works that are generated by AI? (28:45)⚫ Our Ask-Me-Anything segment, featuring questions submitted by patrons of the Lawyered community (39:43)🔵 What are some best practices in drafting a cease-and-desist letter to ensure compliance? (40:06)🔵 What are some tactics that businesses can use to ensure that their proposed business name/trademark is mark is available for use and is protectable? (45:12)🔵 How can companies meaningfully monitor if other individuals are counterfeiting/imitating their trademarks/products, especially given the high volume of content on social media? (47:57)🔵 How did you get into get into this area of brand protection law and what keeps you still engaged? (50:19) ✨ Read the full episode transcript HERE ✨ Learn more about the topics/cases on the Lawyered website✨ Help to declutter the law on the Lawyered crowdfunding page

In our Ask-Me-Anything Segment of our indigenous law episode with Jeff Nicholls, we cover a range of questions submitted by the Lawyered Patreon community.

🔵 How has the implementation of UNDRIP influenced Indigenous law in Canada?🔵 What sorts of "duty to consult" issues will courts be grappling with in the near future?🔵 There have been some recent noteworthy settlements in recent months related to the Indigenous residential school litigation. What role (if any) do these outcomes have on reconciliation?🔵 Indigenous and aboriginal rights are often referred to as being sui generis, which means "of its own kind or class". What does this mean on a practical level?

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In part three of our indigenous law episode with Jeff Nicholls, we discuss recent positive developments about contemporary reconciliation agreements.

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In part two of our indigenous law episode with Jeff Nicholls, we speak about British Columbia's free entry mineral tenure regime and the corresponding impacts on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

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In part one of our indigenous law episode with Jeff Nicholls, we discuss the Dickson Supreme Court case about how the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms applies to self-governing First Nations Groups.

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This week, we're taking a candid look at reconciliation to explore the area of indigenous law, featuring Jeff Nicholls

Topics: Charter application to Indigenous groups; mineral tenure system and DRIPA; contemporary reconciliation agreements and more.

⚫ How does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms apply to Indigenous groups with self-government agreements? (9:05)⚫ How does the Gitxaała's landmark legal challenge against BC's "free entry" mineral tenure regime engage the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act? (20:53)⚫ What is the precedential value of a trend of co-governance in contemporary reconciliation agreements? (30:10)⚫ Our Ask-Me-Anything segment, featuring questions submitted by patrons of the Lawyered community (40:12)🔵 How has the implementation of UNDRIP influenced Indigenous law in Canada? (40:53)🔵 What sorts of indigenous issues will courts be grappling with in the near future? (44:34)🔵 There have been some recent noteworthy settlements in recent months related to the Indigenous residential school litigation. What role (if any) do these outcomes have on reconciliation? (46:44)🔵 Indigenous and aboriginal rights are often referred to as being sui generis, which means "of its own kind or class". What does this mean on a practical level? (50:88) ✨ Read the full episode transcript HERE ✨ Learn more about the topics/cases on the Lawyered website✨ Help to declutter the law on the Lawyered crowdfunding page