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COVID-19 - sind Ihre IP-Rechte immun? Optionen und Gefahren - Verwertung, Kreditsicherheit und Lizenz

IP-Rechte unterliegen teilweise anderen Spielregeln als die übrigen Vermögenswerte eines Unternehmens. Gerade in wirtschaftlich schwierigen Zeiten ist wichtig, hier den Überblick zu behalten. Dies gilt in besonderem Maß, wenn IP-Rechte Gegenstand von Lizenzen sind und einer der beiden Vertragspartner insolvent wird.

Germany, Insolvency & Restructuring, Bird & Bird LLP
End of the Road: The Supreme Court of Canada Denies Leave to Appeal in Iona Contractors Ltd. v Guarantee Company of North America

The Supreme Court of Canada today released its highly anticipated decision in Iona Contractors Ltd. v Guarantee Company of North America, 2015 ABCA 240 dismissing the application for leave to appeal by the Trustee in Bankruptcy (the "Trustee") of the bankrupt, Iona Contractors Inc. ("Iona").

Canada, Alberta, Construction, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Supreme Court of Canada, Court of Appeal of Alberta
Builders’ Lien Act trust survives challenge

​Iona Contractors Ltd. v. Guarantee Company of North America

The Alberta Court of Appeal released its much anticipated decision addressing the interaction between the trust provisions of the Builders’ Lien Act (“BLA”) and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (“BIA”) in Iona Contractors Ltd. v Guarantee Company of North America, 2015 ABCA 240 on July 16, 2015.

Canada, Alberta, Construction, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, General contractor, Court of Appeal of Alberta