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• IP insurance: Can startups afford to defend their IP?

  September 4, 2026 · 31 min

  How can startups and SMEs protect the value of their IP when litigation costs can be overwhelming? Joining us for this episode are Michael Huynh, General Counsel at Intellectual Property Ontario, and Shannon Shannon, a commercial insurance…

• Testing business ideas: Aligning strategy with IP protection

  June 18, 2026 · 24 min

  David Bland, author of Testing Business Ideas, and Kevin Dahl, Director of ElevateIP Alberta at Innovate Calgary, explore how to better balance your business strategy with IP considerations. Consider gathering real evidence from customers…

• Managing IP disputes: mediation, arbitration and other solutions

  May 20, 2026 · 24 min

  Facing an IP dispute? There are resolution options that don’t require going to court and the associated fees. Gary Lacasse, Executive Director of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Canada (ADRIC) and Justine Ferland, legal…

• How the Innovation Asset Collective helps cleantech companies succeed

  April 13, 2026 · 31 min

  The Innovation Asset Collective (IAC) is on a mission to help cleantech companies understand the value of their IP. Erin Pisko, Vice-President of IP Strategy at the IAC, uses real-world examples to show on which components of an IP…

• Inside Elevate IP - How Canadian startups can access funding, and IP expertise

  March 17, 2026 · 21 min

  How does ElevateIP help deliver IP support to businesses?  Laura Cooke (ISED), Louis-Félix Binette, and Lola Arnaud (MAIN) answer this important question and more. Hear about how to access funding and how support is structured to promote…

• Navigating the global ocean of IP—A Black entrepreneur’s perspective on protection and opportunity

  February 25, 2026 · 18 min

  Ken Poulin is an independent trademark agent based in Vancouver. He explains why IP protection should start before and not after market success. As a Black entrepreneur himself, he shares his insights on what it looks like to support…

• Exploring the intersection between IP law and the protection of Indigenous knowledge and cultural expressions.

  June 7, 2024 · 22 min

  Vincent de Grandpré, lawyer and trademark agent at Bennett Jones and member of IPIC’s Committee for Indigenous IP explains the intersection between intellectual property law and the protection of Indigenous knowledge and cultural…

• How the IP agent profession is regulated

  May 1, 2024 · 26 min

  Juda Strawczynski, CEO and Registrar of the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents (CPATA) explains how CPATA regulates the IP agent profession, ensuring that patent agents and trademark agents deliver accessible, ethical and expert…