When commercial litigation requires separate IP counsel
For commercial litigators: the points at which an IP issue in a commercial file stops being incidental, and what bringing in IP counsel can look like.
IP issues hiding inside shareholder and founder disputes
A shareholder dispute in a technology or brand-driven company often hides a prior question: does the company own what makes it valuable? Where to look, and where to litigate it.
The co-founder who held the only keys
An Ontario court ordered a co-founder and CTO to hand over source code credentials pending trial. What the decision says about copyright assignments, pleadings admissions, and who controls a startup's repositories.