Since the coming-into-force date of new section 53.1 of the Patent Act in December 2018, Canadian practitioners have been waiting to see how broad this “file wrapper estoppel” provision will be interpreted. Recently, the Federal Court released a decision that expands the scope of s. 53.1 to potentially …
Brion Raffoul is pleased to announce the addition of 3 new law school students to our team: Tina Dekker (M.A.Sc. Electrical Engineering – Nanotechnology) Joshua Proud (Biomedical Mechanical Engineering) Alexandra Dingee (Biology)
The firm would like to congratulate Stacey Dunn for passing the 2019 Canadian Patent Agent Qualification Examinations to become a Registered Canadian Patent Agent. Stacey has a background in molecular genetics and specializes in the life sciences. Stacey is also a lawyer in Ontario and actively supports our …
By: Stacey Dunn Getting a job in law school can be daunting – there are relatively few summer job positions compared to the mass number of student applicants. If you know you want to specialize in IP, this ratio is even less in your favour. Here are five …
“It’s impossible for any organization to have all the best ideas” ~ General Electric, Open Innovation Manifesto Open Innovation as an R&D strategy may seem counter-intuitive; traditional corporate culture dictates the use of secret R&D labs that operate in an information silo. However, open innovation can offer many …
