Designed for startups and entrepreneurs entering the marketplace, this event delivers need-to-know information in a fast and helpful format delivered by Silicon Valley leaders in business, intellectual property, and law.

Five short sessions will cover some of the most important aspects of any startup’s business strategy, including: Registration and networking reception from 5 p.m.

It’s probably the most common comment I’ve heard from friends who are navigating the dating pool.

It can be tempting to brush off a little thing like intellectual compatibility when everything else is so good.

Simply put, the Act prohibits others from copying your work without your permission.

Its purpose is to protect copyright owners while promoting creativity and the orderly exchange of ideas.

Given the choice of anyone in the world, whom would you want as a dinner guest?

If you knew that in one year you would die suddenly, would you change anything about the way you are now living?

Regardless of their merit or commercial value, Canadian law protects all original creative works, provided the conditions set out in the have been met.

This means that if you own the copyright to a poem, song or other original work, you have rights that are protected.

A poem, painting, musical score, performer's performance, computer program—all are valuable creations, although perhaps no one can measure their worth.

Some works may earn a lot of money in the marketplace, while others earn none at all.