Ryan K. Smith

Ryan is an associate at Ross & McBride LLP, practising in the Business Law Group.
 
Ryan advises clients on a wide range of business issues, including, the purchase and sale of businesses, corporate governance, business models, professional corporations, commercial lending transactions, commercial leases, franchising, and distribution agreements.
 
Ryan also represents clients on technology and trademark licensing agreements, trademark prosecution, trademark oppositions, copyrights registrations, music and book publishing agreements, sound recording agreements, website development agreements, database administration agreements, and software development agreements.
 
Ryan completed his undergraduate education at the University of Guelph and Universitat Tuebingen, Germany, in German Business Studies. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law. Ryan articled at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune in Tokyo, Japan and at Ross & McBride LLP. He was called to the Bar in 2006.

Areas of Expertise

• Corporate/Commercial Law
• Intellectual Property

Organizations and Activities

• McMaster University Research Ethics Board (non-medical), Former Member
• Missanabie Cree First Nation Economic Development Corporation, Former Director
• Political Riding Association, Board Member
• Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, Trade-mark Legislation Committee, Member

Conferences and Lectures

• The Ontario Court of Appeal rules that a domain name is “personal property” – August, 2011
• Article - Trade-mark Law: Supreme Court of Canada Sets The Record Straight in Masterpiece Inc. v. Alavida Lifestyles Inc., June 9, 2011
• Article - Trade-marking the Colour Purple - Lessons from Apotex Inc. v. Canada (Registrar of Trade-marks), June 9, 2011
• Seminar – Hamilton Law Association, Commercial Transactions & Agreements - Intellectual Property Issues: Understanding the Risks of Open Source Software, March 22, 2011
• Seminar - Hamilton Law Association – The Purchase and Sale of a Business: Intellectual Property Law, November 4, 2010
• Article - IT Law: Anti-Spam / Anti-Spyware Legislation Passed, February, 7, 2011
• Article – Copyright Law: Bill C-32 – An Act to Amend the Copyright Act, July 2, 2010
• Article – Copyright Registration: What’s it good for?, March 2, 2010
• Article – Is Downloading Music Illegal?, November 5, 2009
• Article – Trademark Law: Tumbling around Glen distilled Canadian(?) Whisky, June 24, 2009
• Article – Intellectual Property Law Update: Disney, Photography, Parody, Crocs, and Harry Potter, March 3, 2009
• Article – Intellectual Property License Rights – The case of the indigent Licensor, March 3, 2009
• Article - Ontario Prohibits the Advertising of Internet Gaming Sites, March 10, 2008
• Article - Trademark Law: Even the stripes of toothpaste may qualify for trademark protection, January 2, 2008
• Seminar - Cross-Border Protection and Exploitation of Copyrights & Trademarks, Monroe County Bar Association, Rochester, New York, November 2007
• Article – Copyright Law: If it’s not original, it’s not protected, Global TV rebuffs amateur producer, November 1, 2007
• Article - Protect your Good Name, October 29, 2007
• Article - Copyright Board of Canada allows levies on MP3 players, August 5, 2007
• Article - Supreme Court of Canada rules on "grey marketing", August 1, 2007
• Article - Bill C-47 grants Olympic Trademarks Unprecedented Protections, July 1, 2007
• Article - Ringtones and Digital Music Players: New Media drive changes in Copyright Law, March 6, 2007
• Article – Trademark Law: Reference Guide, January 1, 2007
• Article – Copyright Law: Reference Guide, January 1, 2007
• Article - Copyright Law: The Supreme Court of Canada protects the copyrights of freelance journalists, November 30, 2006
• Article – Proposed Changes to bring Canada’s Copyright Law into the 21st Century, February 15, 2006