Publications and Presentations

• Trends in IP litigation

  Melanie Baird will be speaking at the Benchmark Women in Litigation Toronto Forum. She will share her expert insight on the panel Trends in IP Litigation. 

  Melanie Baird | October 18, 2018
• Intellectual Property Institute of Canada's 92nd Annual Meeting

  Sana Halwani will be the moderator for the "The Paperless Office and Other Legal Tech (R)evolutions" panel at IPIC's 92nd Annual General Meeting.

  Sana Halwani | October 12, 2018
• CBA's Intellectual Property Day 2018

  Melanie Baird spoke on "The New Order(s) - Hot Topics in Federal Court Litigation" panel at CBA's Intellectual Property Day. As an expert litigator, she discussed what's new in IP litigation, including confidentiality orders, the new PM(NOC) Regulations and the rise of biologic/biosimilar litigation in Canada.

  Melanie Baird | May 31, 2018
• CBA's Intellectual Property Day 2018

  Andrew Skodyn moderated the "Life After the AstraZeneca v Apotex Supreme Court Decision" panel at this year's CBA IP Day in Ottawa. The panel addressed the outcome of this court decision from a variety of perspectives, both inside and outside the pharmaceutical industry.

  Andrew Skodyn | May 31, 2018
• IPIC Patent Case Law Series

  Sana Halwani once again presented on the topic of "Infringement" at the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada's 2018 Patent Case Law Series.

  Sana Halwani | May 24, 2018
• More than Just Justin Trudeau: Why Canada Might Be the Best Venue for Your Next IP Case

  Andrew Skodyn spoke at the American Bar Association's 33rd Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference. He moderated the panel "More than Just Justin Trudeau: Why Canada Might Be the Best Venue for Your Next IP Case" which provided a primer to US counsel on IP litigation in Canada.

  Andrew Skodyn | April 20, 2018
• LSUC's 22nd Annual IP Law, the Year in Review

  Sana Halwani spoke on the topic “Reaching the (No) Promised Land: The striking down of the promise doctrine and its effect on Canadian patent litigation and prosecution”.

  Sana Halwani | January 18, 2018
• Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers Annual Conference

  Sana Halwani spoke on the panel "IP Without Tears: An Intellectual Property Law Update for the Uninitiated". This panel discussed how recent major Canadian and foreign cases in the areas of patent, trademark, copyright, and technology will impact companies doing business in Canada.

  Sana Halwani | November 18, 2017
• Intellectual Property Institute of Canada's 91st Annual Meeting

  Andrew Skodyn spoke at the "Top IP Cases of the Year" panel at IPIC's 91st Annual General Meeting at Niagara Falls. He discussed the top patent cases of 2017.

  Andrew Skodyn | October 13, 2017
• The Future of Patent Litigation in Canada

  Andrew Skodyn presented The Future of Patent Litigation in Canada at the Canadian Institute’s 13th Forum on Pharma Patents on October 25, 2016.

  Andrew Skodyn | October 25, 2016
• Canadian Bar Association - IP Day 2016

  Melanie Baird successfully argued for the Respondent in a special appellate moot feature with the Honourable Justice David Stratas, Vincent de Grandpr...

  Melanie Baird | May 12, 2016
• Centre for Innovation Law and Policy

  Marguerite Ethier spoke at a panel on November 20th, 2015 at the Patent Colloquium organized by the University of Toronto's Faculty of Law, on the topic...

  November 20, 2015
• Case Summary: Allergan, Inc. et al. v. Apotex Inc. et al., 2015 FC 367

  Marguerite Ethier contributed a case commentary on Allergan  Inc. v. Apotex Inc. 2015 FC 367 which was published in the Intellectual Property...

  July 7, 2015
• Canadian Bar Association - IP Day 2015

  Marguerite Ethier and Andrew Skodyn spoke at the CBA IP Day on May 28, 2015. The program featured prominent members of the IP bar facing off against each...

  Andrew Skodyn | May 28, 2015
• CIPO to modernize IP profession

  Andrew Skodyn's article appeared in the January 23, 2015 issue of the Lawyers Weekly. This article discussed proposals to modernize the IP Community. 

  Andrew Skodyn | January 23, 2015
• Security Interests: Intellectual Property (IP) Collateral

  Naomi Metcalfe co-authored an article for Practical Law Canada Corporate and Securities. The article is updated annually. (Prior to joining Lenczner Slaght)

  Naomi Metcalfe | January 1, 2015
• Keep your greedy hands off my genes!

  The U.S. Supreme Court's invalidation of gene patents is a victory for basic principles of patent law, but public policy concerns remain unresolved

  Ian Binnie | October 29, 2014
• Intellectual Property Institute of Canada 88th Annual Meeting

  Marguerite Ethier will be speaking on Copyright at the IPIC annual meeting held on October 17, 2014 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

  October 15, 2014
• Canada Bar Association's Intellectual Property Day 2014

  Andrew Skodyn will be moderating the patent debate at the CBA IP Day 2014 on June 12, 2014

  Andrew Skodyn | June 12, 2014
• The Harold G. Fox Moot, 2014 Canadian Intellectual Property Moot

  The Honourable Ian Binnie will hold the Fox Lecture on Friday, February 21, 2014.

  Ian Binnie | February 21, 2014
• Analyzing the Law and Effect of Sufficient Disclosure: One Year Post Teva Canada v. Pfizer

  Andrew Skodyn presented on the topic at The Canadian Institute's 12th Annual Forum on Pharma Patents, October 29, 2013.

  Andrew Skodyn | October 29, 2013
• Patents in the Oil Patch: What do you need to know?

  Marguerite Ethier and Andrew Skodyn are presenting on the topic, "Recent IP Developments of Interest to the Oilpatch", held in Calgary on October 24, 2013.

  Andrew Skodyn | October 24, 2013
• Understanding the Harry Potter Injunction: Protecting Copyright and Confidential Information

  Annie Y. Na co-authored this article in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, vol. 13, no. 11. 

  October 1, 2011
• Advocacy Before the Federal Court in Intellectual Property Matters – Appeal Proceedings

  Ronald G. Slaght, Q.C. presented at the CBA Program for the appellant about writing the persuasive factum, making a strong first impression, emphasizing strengths and selecting and organizing the most effective facts. He was also part of the panel which will discuss Supreme Court of Canada Issues on intervention, bringing motions, and handling the media and other publicity issues.

  Ronald G. Slaght | April 20, 2009
• When and why does what belong to whom? A Proposed Model for the International Protection of Human Donors of Biological Material

  Baird, Melanie. "When and why does what belong to whom? A Proposed Model for the International Protection of Human Donors of Biological Material...

  Melanie Baird | May 21, 2007