Protecting your company’s competitive advantage
Non-compete, non-solicit, confidentiality and intellectual property clauses
Event Details
Webinar
Canada | November 29, 2022Norton Rose Fulbright invites you to watch our three-part webinar series regarding best practices for non-competes, non-solicits, and intellectual property provisions in Canadian employment contracts. We will be discussing the recent prohibition of non-competes under the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000, and our recommendations for ensuring your employment contracts adequately protect your business and its intellectual property.
Session 1
Non-compete and non-solicit clauses in employment contracts
- The hierarchy of restrictive covenants
- The uphill battle of enforcing non-competes and non-solicits
- Designing non-competes and non-solicits for enforcement
- Drafting non-competes for enforcement
- Drafting non-solicits for enforcement
Session 2
Restrictive covenants from an IP perspective
- Foundational principles to keep in mind
- Enforcing obligations of confidentiality
- Drafting confidentiality clauses
Session 3
IP ownership clauses in employment contracts
- IP and IP ownership
- IP ownership provisions for an employment relationship
- Other key IP provisions
Our speakers
- Allyson Whyte Nowak, Senior Partner, Toronto
- Jeffrey Kang, IP Strategist, Lawyer, Patent & Trademark Agent, Toronto
- Jordan Kirkness, Partner, Toronto
- Jordan D. Winch, Partner, Toronto
This is a three-part webinar and its delivery is available in English only.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits
Law Society of Ontario | This program contains 85 minutes of Substantive content. |
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Law Society of British Columbia | This program contains 85 minutes of Substantive content. |
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Quebec | This program contains 85 minutes of content. Please note, in Quebec you must attend at least 45 minutes of training to be eligible for a CPD credit and you will be able to download your certificate of attendance in each session that may be submitted to your professional order. |
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This program has been approved for 85 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) minutes under Category A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA). |