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Recorded live on June 2025.
The 2025 trade wars, and associated implemented and impending tariffs, have introduced considerable turbulence into the global economy. This webinar will discuss these trade wars from the perspective of the intersection of trade, tariffs, and IP, including whether there are IP tools that can be deployed or weaponized in the trade wars and negotiations.
This webinar qualifies for 1 hour Substantive CPD in Ontario.
For other jurisdictions, please claim in accordance with your law society reporting requirements for CPD.
About The Speakers:
Andrew M. Shaughnessy is a partner at Torys LLP. His practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and dispute resolution, representing a wide variety of clients in complex patent and trademark infringement and related litigation. With a focus on life sciences, Andy has decades of experience protecting the IP rights of clients in the industry and has deep knowledge and perspective on pharmaceutical patents.
Sean Stephenson is counsel at Dentons. He focuses his practice on international trade and sanctions, government contracts, investment arbitration, and public international law. He is a frequent advisor to C-suites, boards, private parties and governments. His practice includes WTO law, free trade agreements, antidumping and countervailing duties, import and export controls, sanctions, and customs.
Marcelo König Sarkis, P. Eng. is a registered patent agent in both Canada and the United States, and the founder of Prima IP. He is also a registered service provider with key innovation funding programs, including IPON (Ontario), Elevate IP (federal), and Accelerate IP (serving startups in British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut). Marcelo advises startups, SMEs, and MNCs on the protection, management, and enforcement of their intellectual assets.
Lorraine M. Fleck is the General Editor of LexisNexis Canada’s Internet and Technology in Canada newsletter. As an Ontario lawyer and Canadian registered trademark agent, she advises businesses on advertising and marketing, artificial intelligence (AI) risk management and information technology, intellectual property, privacy, and adjacent regulatory matters impacting brand and corporate reputation on a domestic and international scale.
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