Stuart Ash is a partner in Gowlings' Ottawa office practising in the Trade-mark, Copyright and Technology Law National Practice Groups. His practice focuses on all aspects of trade-mark and copyright law, including IP transactions, technology transfer and licensing and software licensing. He also works with clients in the area of Strategic IP Management.
Stuart is a frequent speaker on trade-mark, copyright and technology law issues.
Presentation: "Intellectual Property License Agreements: Common Issues and Solutions", Major Business Agreements (Federated Press), October 2010
"Trademark Acquisitions - Time to Do Your Homework", World Trademark Review, Issue 26, August 2010
Presentation: "Strategic Management of Your intellectual Property", Gowlings/IRAP seminar "Starting and Managing a Company in Troubled Times: Tips and Tricks to Survive and Thrive in the Current Environment", June 2010
Presentation: "Contributing Private Sector Innovation to Defence and Protecting Your IP", Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries SME Information and Networking Day, March 2010
Presentation: "Strategic IP Management", Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries, January 2010
Presentation: "Protecting Your IP Rights in the Product Development Pipeline", Commercializing Intellectual Property, Canadian Institute, December 2009
Presentation: "Mergers and Acquisitions: IP Due Diligence", Canadian Corporate Counsel Association (Ottawa Chapter), November 2007
Presentation: "Canadian IP Primer", Dayton Intellectual Property Law Association, September 2006
Presentation: "Quality Control" The Key to Proper Trade-mark Licensing" Negotiating and Drafting IP License Agreements" (Canadian Institute), December 2005
Presentation: "IP Self-defence for Technology Companies" Gowlings Technology Law Breakfast Seminar Series, November 2005
Presentation: "The Business of Intellectual Property", IPIC Annual Meeting, October 2005
Presentation: "Practical Strategies for Protecting Confidential Information", BCE Legal Retreat, June 2005
Presentation: "Website Terms and Conditions" October 2004
