Focusing the Lens on Video Conferencing Platforms: Privacy and Cybersecurity Considerations for Legal Practice May 04, 2020 Jennifer Davidson and Alessia Monastero, Deeth Williams Wall LLP Though the move to video conferencing may be essential to practicing law in the time of COVID-19, careful consideration should be paid to ensuring that ethical, professional, privacy and cybersecurity obligations have been met to protect clients.
Corona[Practice]: How Technology Has Changed — and Will Change— Law Practice Thanks to the Pandemic May 04, 2020 Sébastien Budd Covid-19 can have permanent positive impacts on the Canadian justice system, increasing the use of technology and improving access to justice.
Extensions of Time in Canadian Trademark Examination Only Available in Exceptional Circumstances May 04, 2020 Harvey Lim and Kristen Kilroy, Gowling WLG Trademark practitioners comment on CIPO’s Practice Notice on the Extensions of time in Examination.
Case Comment Regarding Hopsira Healthcare Corporation v. The Kennedy Trust for Rheumatology Research, 2020 FCA 30 April 29, 2020 Ben Hackett, Goodmans LLP The Federal Court of Appeal provides guidance on a number of foundational patent issues: anticipation, obviousness, methods of medical treatment and the Saccharine doctrine.
First Application of Vavilov Standard of Review to an Opposition Decision Appeal by the Federal Court April 29, 2020 Amrita V. Singh, Bereskin & Parr LLP The Federal Court’s application for the first time of the Vavilov standard of review to the appeal of an Opposition Board decision.
Get to Know Your Execs in Five Minutes (or less) – Part VI April 28, 2020 Get to know the Technology Liason - Stephanie Carbone!
Program Recap: Diversity and Inclusion in the Courtroom April 28, 2020 Janet N. Chong, Legal Counsel at SOCAN A summary of the OBA’s recent session “Diversity and Inclusion in the Courtroom” – with perspectives from Madam Prothonotary Angela Furlanetto (Federal Court of Canada), The Honourable Russell Juriansz (Court of Appeal for Ontario) and The Honourable Sandra Nishikawa (Superior Court of Justice of Ontario).
Court Rules a Patent Claim to an Adjuvant and Vaccine May be Eligible for a Certificate of Supplementary Protection April 28, 2020 Tracey Doyle and David Tait, McCarthy Tetrault LLP Federal Court interprets Canada’s Certificates of Supplementary Protection (CSP) Regulations for the first time.
Get to Know Your Execs in Five Minutes (or less) – Part V March 24, 2020 Get to know Abigail Smith – Member-at-large.
Federal Court of Appeal Settles the Protective Order Debate February 24, 2020 Jahdiel Larraguibel, Fineberg Ramamoorthy LLP Federal Court of Appeal reinstates the legitimacy of protective orders in complex intellectual property disputes.