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Updated June 2010* This guide explains and provides practical advice on bid bonds, performance bonds, labour & material bonds, and construction lien bonds – collectively ... Continued

Type of Protection Patent Industrial Design Trade mark Copyright What is Protected? Functional features of process, machine, manufactured item or composition of matter. Ornamental designs ... Continued

As in any business transaction, “value” in software is being sought and paid for. A due diligence investigation will provide an assessment of the value ... Continued

When starting a new company, it is critically important to go through the trouble of reviewing what information or technology the company has and assessing ... Continued

A trademark is used by a business or other entity to distinguish its products or services from those of others. A trademark is typically a ... Continued

Intellectual property law covers a number of areas of vital concern to business. It includes such traditional matters is patents, trade-marks, copyrights, trade secrets and ... Continued

Published 2001 As the world of business has become more technical and complex and as competition has intensified there has been a substantial increase in ... Continued

June 2008 With the elimination of mandatory retirement in January of this year, it is expected that we will see more and more older workers ... Continued

There are two general categories or types of pitfalls for employers in the recruitment process. The first relates to the requirements of the Human Rights ... Continued

Have you made money in the stock market this year and have some shares that you are thinking of selling? Did you know that it ... Continued

Revised 2005 At one time, municipalities enjoyed immunity from liability under the old common law principle, “the crown can do no wrong”. The immunity eroded ... Continued