Section 73(3)(b) of the Patent Act permits the Commissioner of Patents to reinstate a patent that is deemed to be abandoned if he receives a proper application on time and if “the Commissioner ...

Gary P. Rodrigues is a publishing industry consultant, advising both private sector and government, and a columnist for slaw.ca, Canada's online legal magazine. He has had extensive experience at the ...

Chief Justice Richard Wagner has made one of his objectives steering the Supreme Court of Canada (“the SCC” or “the Court”) in a way that makes it more accessible to Canadians for whom in the normal ...

F. Tim Knight is Associate Librarian and Head of Technical Services at the Osgoode Hall Law School Library, York University. He has been a cataloguing librarian and metadata specialist since the early ...

In recent years, the landscape of Canadian academic law libraries has changed dramatically. For greater efficiencies, several existing law libraries have shifted from reporting to their law school to ...

Familiarity with the Role of the Court — While Mr. Justice Cromwell is not the first judicial appointment to have his career move from law clerk to the Supreme Court of Canada to Justice of the ...

Mark Hunter is a marketing and communication executive with 20+ years experience including 15+ with professional service firms. He has been responsible for marketing, brand development and ...

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Michael Litchfield is a management consultant, lawyer and educator and is the Managing Director of Emerald Engine Research Inc., an AI consultancy and research firm based in Victoria, BC. In addition ...

What was the last good first date you had? There may have been an element of physical interest, but it is highly likely it ...