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In the modern marketplace, intellectual property is more crucial than ever. Translate your creativity into concrete expressions alongside a partner who respects that your stakes aren't merely legal and economic—they're also personal.

Whether your innovation occupies the physical world, the intellectual sphere or the evolving digital realm, Dentons has the resources to secure and maximize the value of what you create. Navigate the complex terrain of global intellectual property law with assurance. Our lawyers unite a broad mix of legal and technical backgrounds into a team equipped to robustly defend artists and creators, public institutions and enterprises launched by venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and multinational corporations.

Choosing the right legal strategies and remedies to protect your investment in intellectual property demands extensive knowledge of different industries. We not only know copyright law; we pride ourselves on understanding your industry and your business.

Dentons' legal and technical expertise stems from our hands-on experience as external counsel—or as former in-house counsel—for organizations with a vital stake in copyright protected content and technology.

To provide you with seamless service on a local and international scale, we work closely with the firm's corporate technology, tax, public policy and litigation groups. We stay at the forefront of new developments in the law and in the industries we serve, particularly concerning the application of copyright law to changing technologies.

As a creator, user or supplier of original work, rely on Dentons to advise you on every aspect of the law relating to the creation, protection and exploitation of your valuable work, including:

advising on the application of the rights and exceptions available under copyright legislation in different countries
negotiating license agreements for copyright protected works, content and technology on all platforms
registering copyright ownership and transactions
monitoring and advising on ongoing copyright treaty and legislative reform, and the resulting practical implications
representing you in copyright disputes, including cease and desist demands, infringement litigation, commercial arbitration and defense of third-party actions
where copyright license rates and terms are set in tribunal proceedings, presenting legal and economic cases to reflect the true value of the copyright works in question, and advising on the application and implications of licenses set in such proceedings contracts for consulting services
advising on breach of confidence actions involving employees and ex-employees
advising on all aspects of outsourcing, including employee concerns, and preparing.

You have invested untold energy and passion into your original creations. Let us safeguard those creations with equal vigor.

Experience

Global entertainment company: Advising in regards to intellectual property enforcement and litigation in Canada with respect to trade-mark and copyright infringement, counterfeit goods, domain name disputes and brand dilution.
Major multinational online music service provider: Advising on the copyright clearances required to launch in Canada. Our assistance helped lay the groundwork for the continued worldwide expansion of this popular, cutting-edge music service.
One of Canada's leading industry associations: Advising on successful advocacy efforts to reform Canada's copyright and intellectual property regime.

Recognition

Managing IP recognizes 34 Dentons Intellectual Property lawyers as IP Stars 2022

June 28, 2022

Managing IP has recognized 34 Dentons lawyers from across 17 jurisdictions in the 2022 edition of IP Stars. The ranking highlights outstanding lawyers in the area of intellectual property (IP) law, trademarks and patents.

Dentons secures 123 individual and 38 practice rankings in Chambers USA

May 26, 2017

Global law firm Dentons earned 123 individual and 38 practice rankings in the most recent edition of Chamber USA, a well-known annual legal directory that identifies the world's best lawyers and law firms based on in-depth, objective research.

Insights

U.S. Copyright Office Panel Kicks the Tires on Potential Licensing Models for AI Training

March 3, 2025

The U.S. Copyright Office released a report on February 12, 2025 analyzing the impact of different approaches to copyright on the development of artificial intelligence. Entitled “Identifying the Economic Implications of Artificial Intelligence for Copyright Policy,” the report compiles the views of nine academic authors and the Copyright Office’s Chief Economist.

Client Alert: AI Enters the Courtroom—Judges Get Chatty with ChatGPT in Ross v. United States (2025)

February 27, 2025

What is common knowledge? Consider consulting ChatGPT, as the panel in Ross v. United States, a case before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals did. In an opinion issued on February 20, 2025, the majority and dissenting judges publicly disclosed and discussed their use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) tools—specifically, ChatGPT—to assist in reaching a determination regarding whether the government’s reliance on “common knowledge” was sufficient to fill critical gaps in the government’s case. Following in the footsteps of a federal appellate court, dissenting Associate Judge Deahl used ChatGPT to make a point regarding common knowledge, while the majority responded with its own ChatGPT example. For law firms, clients, and legal practitioners, this opinion signals the judiciary’s growing interest, reliance and use of AI tools in the courtroom.

Breaking Point: Court Rules AI Companies Can't Feed on Copyrighted Content

February 18, 2025

United States: The case stems from ROSS Intelligence's efforts to create an AI-powered legal research platform to compete with Thomson Reuters' Westlaw service. When ROSS sought to develop its AI tool, it needed a substantial database of legal questions and answers for training data. After Thomson Reuters declined to license Westlaw's content to ROSS (citing their status as competitors), ROSS contracted with LegalEase, a legal research company, to obtain training data in the form of "Bulk Memos."

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Uncovering hidden IP potential – how Dentons and Intanify's AI-driven approach helped Orderly position itself for funding success

November 27, 2024

Orderly is a developer of supply chain management technology for global food and beverage companies, including the world’s largest coffee chain.

Dentons successfully represented Vodafone Hungary and the members of HET (Hungary's Infocommunications Association)

January 16, 2023

Vodafone Hungary and the members of HET (Hungary's Infocommunications Association, representing the members of the Hungarian telecommunications market such as: Antenna Hungaria, Vodafone HU, UPC, Telenor, Antenna Hungária, Invitel Digi, Deutsche Telekom HU, etc.) has have successfully won the administrative court case against one of the collective societies (EJI-MAHASZ) royalty scheme with the support of Dentons Budapest.