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Deal-maker or deal-breaker: the legal ins and outs of using AI in M&A

Photo of Imran Ahmad (CA)Photo of Roxanne Caron (CA)Photo of Suzie Suliman (CA)By Imran Ahmad (CA), Roxanne Caron (CA) and Suzie Suliman (CA) on Posted in Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Intellectual Property, M&A Transactions
Deals involving AI bring about specific and unique issues for consideration during the due diligence process. Understanding the specific challenges created by AI is important for companies to ensure that the AI technology holds genuine value and would not raise red flags during the course of a transaction. Some important advice for companies looking to … Continue reading

Where data meets IP – Derivative data in M&A transactions

Photo of Imran Ahmad (CA)Photo of Nikita StepinPhoto of Suzie Suliman (CA)By Imran Ahmad (CA), Nikita Stepin, Suzie Suliman (CA) and Admin on Posted in Data Transfer, General, Intellectual Property
Norton Rose Fulbright - Data Protection Report blogWith the growth of the high-tech industry worldwide, it is no surprise that more and more transactions involve the transfer of rights to access or control data and derivative data. In our previous update we discussed protecting business data in a commercial context. In the M&A context, this valuable information is either the driving force of … Continue reading

Where data meets IP – protecting business data in a commercial context

Photo of Imran Ahmad (CA)Photo of Nikita StepinPhoto of Suzie Suliman (CA)By Imran Ahmad (CA), Nikita Stepin, Suzie Suliman (CA) and Admin on Posted in Data Transfer, General, Intellectual Property
Data Protection Report - Norton Rose FulbrightIn our previous publication, we discussed how a business’ data can be protected by characterizing it as intellectual property and protecting it as such. One of the most common ways to protect business data in a commercial context is through license agreements that impose contractual controls on the scope of protection of such data, as … Continue reading

Where Data Meets IP

Photo of Imran Ahmad (CA)Photo of Nikita StepinPhoto of Suzie Suliman (CA)By Imran Ahmad (CA), Nikita Stepin, Suzie Suliman (CA) and Admin on Posted in Data Transfer, General, Intellectual Property
Data Protection Report - Norton Rose FulbrightHow do you balance sharing and protecting your business’ data? Unlike tangible assets, which can be protected primarily through physical means, intangible assets such as data require additional considerations. One key strategy to protect your business’ data is to characterize, and protect, that data as intellectual property. Data as IP Copyright Original compilations of data … Continue reading
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