IP Matters: Trade Secrets, Data Governance & Privacy

Session Description

How a venture maintains confidential information, trade secrets and governs data as a commercial asset is a critical element of Intellectual Property strategy. In addition to filing patents, startups need to consider how to maintain privacy and to safeguard proprietary information and data as part of their technology and business strategy.

Join us for an interactive panel discussion that will cover aspects of Technology Law as a means to protecting your Intellectual Property.

This session will be moderated by Craig Aitken, Lawyer and Founder of Aitken Legal Professional Corporation and U of T alumnus. It will feature real-world insights from entrepreneurs, legal experts, and researchers. The second half of the session will feature a “camera’s off, Ask Me Anything” opportunity for attendees.

About the IP Matters Series
As part of the University of Toronto’s IP Education Program and in partnership with the Centre for Research and Innovation Support (CRIS), the “IP Matters” Series is a practical and interactive series about intellectual property, designed to inform and educate students, alumni and faculty innovators about real-world considerations. This series will bring together subject matter experts, industry leaders, inventors, and entrepreneurs to discuss emerging trends in IP, present case studies, and highlight relevant applications of concepts explored in the IP Education Program modules.

Moderator: Craig Aitken, Lawyer and Founder of Aitken Legal Professional Corporation and U of T alumnus

Panelists:

• Patricia Thaine, Co-founder & CEO of Private AI
• Laurence MacPhie, Director of IP at Deep Genomics 
• Karima Bawa, Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

About UTE:
U of T Entrepreneurship is a central voice for entrepreneurship across U of T’s three campuses and represents a powerful network of 10+ accelerators. We are here to support, develop and celebrate our best and brightest founders and their startups through a broad range of resources, network access and entrepreneurship activities.

About the IP Education Program:
This event is part of the on-going workshops supplementing learnings from U of T’s IP Education Program, an accessible free, online training program designed to equip learners with a broad foundation in intellectual property. If you have are a student, staff, faculty or alumni with an active UTORID, find out more about this free online program, including how to register, here.