In part.
We're tough negotiators, but at the end of the day, when you jointly own something, you need to come to a resolution, especially on something like IP.
We see this more so in the U.S. than in Canada, but it's something to look at not doing in Canada. Developing an environment that supports....
Many times, U.S. universities act as patent trolls. Effectively, they are non-practising entities holding large patent portfolios. They will send companies letters saying things like, “Hey, we noticed that you have a product that likely practices one or more of our patents. We are curious if you would like to purchase or license them.”