CLE Online

Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)

Christopher S. Wilson — Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, Vancouver

A Practical Guide to Patent Litigation (9:10 – 10:10)

• patent strategies to support litigation 
• pre-action steps to ensure the proceeding runs in a consistent and focused manner
• procedural options available to:
  • increase the chances of success
  • prepare for trial 

R. Nelson Godfrey — Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP, Vancouver
Dana Turner-Ryan — Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (10:10 – 10:20)

Tech Transfers and IP Licenses Gone Sideways—Pitfalls that Create Legal Risks (10:20 – 11:05)

• minefields in acquiring and licensing IP assets
• risks in IP representations and warranties and indemnification
• security interest in IP assets and insolvency cases

Amy Fong — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver
Vincent Kam Sun Yip — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (11:05 – 11:15)

Anti-counterfeiting and Border Enforcement (11:15 – 11:45)

• civil and criminal anti-counterfeiting regimes
• the 2014 Combatting Counterfeit Products Act
• the effect of the USMCA on battling counterfeit products
• the state of the jurisprudence

Karen Fiona MacDonald — Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP. Vancouver

BREAK (11:45 – 11:55)

Domain Name Arbitration (11:55 – 12:35)

• the Vancouver International Arbitration Centre (VanIAC)'s role in administering Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) disputes
• CIIDRC's role in administering ICANN/UDRP disputes regarding internet domain names
• differences and similarities of the legal tests applied to such disputes

Jasmine Der — Dentons Canada LLP, Vancouver
Barry Penner, QC — Vancouver International Arbitration Centre, Vancouver
David Wotherspoon — Dentons Canada LLP, Vancouver

LUNCH BREAK (12:35 – 1:05)

Trade-marks (1:05 – 1:50)

• introduction to the fundamentals of trade-mark law
• trade-mark litigation: typical process and desired outcomes
• lessons learned and practical considerations

Kwan Loh — Smart & Biggar, Vancouver

BREAK (1:50 – 2:00)

Copyright (2:00 – 2:40)

• recent updates in copyright law
• particularizing copyright claims
• contrast with trade secrets: when does an idea become fixed?

Christopher S. Wilson — Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (2:40 – 2:50)

Trade Secrets (2:50 – 3:35)

• the Flaming Moe Conundrum: inherent vulnerability of proprietary business information
• Coke or just Clamato: how special is the secret?
• weren't we just talking?: circumstances of confidence and confidentiality agreements
• the gold in them hills or the gold from them hills: how to plead and pursue effective relief
• when trial is too late: interim steps to identify and protect proprietary information 

Mark E. Fancourt-Smith — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (3:35 – 3:45)

IP Litigation from an In-house Perspective (3:45 – 4:05)

• instructions and scope
• budgeting
• efficiency
• reporting

Victoria Heppell — Director, Intellectual Property, Hoffmann-La Roche Limited, Mississauga

Closing Remarks (4:05 – 4:15)

Christopher S. Wilson — Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, Vancouver