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Additional publications

  • Canadian Patent Office’s approach to computer-implemented inventions rejected by Federal Court, 9 Sep 2020
  • Trade Secrets in Canada - now strengthened with criminal remedies, 24 Mar 2020
  • Deadlines suspended at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, 23 Mar 2020
  • Canadian patent rules streamlined, 2 Oct 2019
  • “Federal Court’s Jurisdiction over contractual intellectual property issues”, Slaw, November 2020
  • Co-author, "Risks and Benefits of Blockchain Patents", Electronic Commerce & Law Report, July 5, 2017
  • "Protecting FinTech Innovation," Slaw, January 2017
  • Co-author, Intellectual Property chapter, Canadian Commercial Law Guide, CCH
  • "Jail time used in trademark enforcement," The Lawyers Weekly, November 25, 2016
  • "Is File History Estoppel Coming to Canada?," Slaw, September 2016
  • Co-author, "Protecting websites in the copycat age," The Lawyers Weekly, June 2015
  • Co-author, “Patents”, Intellectual Property Disputes: Resolutions and Remedies (Toronto: Ontario: Thomson Reuters)
  • Co-author, “Computer-Related Disputes”, Intellectual Property Disputes: Resolutions and ‎Remedies (Toronto: Ontario: Thomson Reuters)‎

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Speaking engagements

  • Panelist, "IP Blogs: the most efficient tool for sharing IP knowledge worldwide", World IP Forum, April 26 to May 5, 2021
  • Panelist, "Patent Litigation by Zoom, Pros and Cons", Ninth Annual University Toronto Patent Colloquium, November 20, 2020
  • Speaker, "Dealing with Experts Remotely - the Virtual Trial", Ontario Bar Association, November 18, 2020 
  • Panelist, “File Wrapper Estoppel in Canada and the United States: What You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You”, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, Annual General Meeting, October 2, 2020.
  • Panelist, "The Virtual IP Court Hearing: What You Should Know Before You 'Zoom' into Court", Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, July 10, 2020
  • Speaker, "Ethical Dilemmas in IP," 23rd Intellectual Property Law: The Year in Review, Law Society of Ontario, January 17, 2019
  • Speaker, "Your Comprehensive Guide to Blockchain", Ontario Bar Association, June 18, 2018
  • Speaker, "Bitcoin, Blockchain, and IP Law", CBA Intellectual Property Section, The Canadian Bar Association, May 31, 2018 
  • Speaker, "Blockchain, Smart Contracts & Al: Legal Challenges and Opportunities in Emerging Technologies", Ontario Bar Association, February 7, 2018
  • Speaker, "Updating Your Toolkit for Fighting Obviousness Issues Post-Sanofi", Intellectual Property Institute of Canada Annual Meeting, October 12, 2017
  • Co-presenter, "Are you protecting your intellectual property?", Toronto Public Library - Small Business Network, March 29, 2017
  • Co-presenter, “Decoding the Framework of Double Patenting: Legal Issues and Insights Uncovered!”, The Knowledge Group, October 24, 2016

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