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CSIS Director Daniel Rogers appears as a witness at the Foreign Interference Commission in Ottawa, in 2024. Canada's spy agency has warned Canadian startups about the risks of engaging in international pitch competitions.

Jim Hinton is an IP lawyer and strategist and founder of Own Innovation. Alexis Conrad is the principal IP adviser at Communitech.

Canada’s spy agency is joining those of us who are sounding the alarm about our country’s intellectual property. Last week, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, along with U.S. partners, warned that international pitch competitions organized by China pose serious risks for Canadian startups, from losing their IP to having their data misused and their talent recruited abroad.

It’s a reminder that our support systems are oft

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