We have also included a few photos below. We look forward to seeing everyone at the next meeting!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Follow Up to Justice Hughes' Presentation
A special thank you to Justice Hughes for his presentation yesterday, it was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Here are links to the slides and handout that he provided.
We have also included a few photos below. We look forward to seeing everyone at the next meeting!
We have also included a few photos below. We look forward to seeing everyone at the next meeting!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
KWIPG Lunch: Views from the Bench - The Honourable Roger T. Hughes - November 11, 2009
We are delighted to present The Honourable Roger T. Hughes, Q.C., of the Federal Court of Canada, who will be speaking at the next KWIPG lunch on November 11, 2009.
Prior to his appointment to the Federal Court in June 2005, Justice Hughes was one of Canada’s preeminent intellectual property litigators, practicing in Toronto with Sim, Hughes, Ashton & McKay, Sim & McBurney, and Bennett Jones LLP.
Justice Hughes will be discussing intellectual property law in Canada, including his thoughts on the sufficiency of disclosure requirements for patents.
Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Time: 12:00 pm
Location: Coldwell Banker Building
508 Riverbend Drive
Kitchener, Ontario
Lower Level Theatre
(519) 591-3214
Map
There will be a $25 charge per person to cover the cost of lunch and rental of the theatre.
Please RSVP by Friday, November 6, 2009 to confirm your attendance
If you would like to be added to our membership list, or if your contact information has changed, please email us
Prior to his appointment to the Federal Court in June 2005, Justice Hughes was one of Canada’s preeminent intellectual property litigators, practicing in Toronto with Sim, Hughes, Ashton & McKay, Sim & McBurney, and Bennett Jones LLP.
Justice Hughes will be discussing intellectual property law in Canada, including his thoughts on the sufficiency of disclosure requirements for patents.
Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Time: 12:00 pm
Location: Coldwell Banker Building
508 Riverbend Drive
Kitchener, Ontario
Lower Level Theatre
(519) 591-3214
Map
There will be a $25 charge per person to cover the cost of lunch and rental of the theatre.
Please RSVP by Friday, November 6, 2009 to confirm your attendance
If you would like to be added to our membership list, or if your contact information has changed, please email us
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
KWIPG AGM and Upcoming Lunch Meeting with Justice Roger T. Hughes - November 11, 2009
Minutes from the September 24 AGM are provided below. Kindly review at your convenience and forward any comments or suggestions to the executive committee.
Our next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 11. At that meeting, The Honourable Justice Roger T. Hughes from the Federal Court will be providing some insight into current legal issues in patent drafting. Further details will be confirmed in an upcoming email.
We look forward to seeing everyone at the next meeting!
Our next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 11. At that meeting, The Honourable Justice Roger T. Hughes from the Federal Court will be providing some insight into current legal issues in patent drafting. Further details will be confirmed in an upcoming email.
We look forward to seeing everyone at the next meeting!
Minutes from September 24 KWIPG AGM
During the annual general meeting, three major issues were discussed.
1) Selection of the KWIPG executive
There are four spots on the KWIPG executive, Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer. The executive has been selected on an ad hoc basis since the KWIPG was founded in 2003. The current executive has been in place since July 2008.
It was agreed that up to two members of the executive would be replaced by new members from the KWIPG. If you are interested in joining the executive for a one-year term, please contact Mark Schisler (mschisler@blgcanada.com) or Jason Hynes (jhynes@bereskinparr.com). Those who are interested are welcome to attend an executive meeting to get a sense of what is involved.
The current executive will vet all applicants and then select the new members. This is similar to the procedure the Toronto Intellectual Property Group uses to select its executive, and should help to provide a smooth transition from year-to-year.
2) Fees and Membership
The KWIPG has always operated on a not-for-profit basis, with event fees being used almost entirely to cover the costs of food. Any residual funds at the end of the year were normally used to pay for food at our annual summer social. The KWIPG also has an outstanding loan to IPIC for $500, which was used to help the group become established.
There is currently no cost to join the KWIPG group, and no formal membership process. The only income to the group is from event fees, which up until now have been set to cover the cost of the food.
In the interests of becoming more financially independent, including repaying the loan from IPIC, covering speaker gifts, and paying travel costs for speakers (to attract a wider range of speakers), the introduction of a formal membership was discussed, including fees.
It was decided to look into implementing an optional annual membership fee, available on either an institutional basis (e.g. a firm or company would pay a flat rate, regardless of the number of attendees) or an individual basis. Members could then be charged a reduced rate for events. Subsidized memberships (e.g. for students or small practitioners) were also discussed as an option.
The executive committee will meet to discuss implementing a membership structure and will prepare a proposed cost outline for the different membership options (e.g. institutional/individual/student, etc.). This will be presented for discussion at a subsequent meeting.
3) Membership List and Private Member’s Website
Finally, there was a brief discussion of distributing a membership list to all current members. This would hopefully allow members to keep in better contact with each other and further the social goals of the group. Various privacy issues were discussed, including whether members would opt-in or opt-out to the distribution of the list, and how consent for use of personal information could be obtained.
The option of providing a “member’s only” section on the blog was also discussed. Such a section could be used to provide access to the membership list, allow for contact information to be updated, and provide an archive for content.
These issues will be investigated by the executive in greater detail, and will be presented at a subsequent meeting for discussion.
If you have any suggestions or comments on these topics, or have other items that you would like to see discussed, please send an email to Mark Schisler (mschisler@blgcanada.com) or Jason Hynes (jhynes@bereskinparr.com)
1) Selection of the KWIPG executive
There are four spots on the KWIPG executive, Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer. The executive has been selected on an ad hoc basis since the KWIPG was founded in 2003. The current executive has been in place since July 2008.
It was agreed that up to two members of the executive would be replaced by new members from the KWIPG. If you are interested in joining the executive for a one-year term, please contact Mark Schisler (mschisler@blgcanada.com) or Jason Hynes (jhynes@bereskinparr.com). Those who are interested are welcome to attend an executive meeting to get a sense of what is involved.
The current executive will vet all applicants and then select the new members. This is similar to the procedure the Toronto Intellectual Property Group uses to select its executive, and should help to provide a smooth transition from year-to-year.
2) Fees and Membership
The KWIPG has always operated on a not-for-profit basis, with event fees being used almost entirely to cover the costs of food. Any residual funds at the end of the year were normally used to pay for food at our annual summer social. The KWIPG also has an outstanding loan to IPIC for $500, which was used to help the group become established.
There is currently no cost to join the KWIPG group, and no formal membership process. The only income to the group is from event fees, which up until now have been set to cover the cost of the food.
In the interests of becoming more financially independent, including repaying the loan from IPIC, covering speaker gifts, and paying travel costs for speakers (to attract a wider range of speakers), the introduction of a formal membership was discussed, including fees.
It was decided to look into implementing an optional annual membership fee, available on either an institutional basis (e.g. a firm or company would pay a flat rate, regardless of the number of attendees) or an individual basis. Members could then be charged a reduced rate for events. Subsidized memberships (e.g. for students or small practitioners) were also discussed as an option.
The executive committee will meet to discuss implementing a membership structure and will prepare a proposed cost outline for the different membership options (e.g. institutional/individual/student, etc.). This will be presented for discussion at a subsequent meeting.
3) Membership List and Private Member’s Website
Finally, there was a brief discussion of distributing a membership list to all current members. This would hopefully allow members to keep in better contact with each other and further the social goals of the group. Various privacy issues were discussed, including whether members would opt-in or opt-out to the distribution of the list, and how consent for use of personal information could be obtained.
The option of providing a “member’s only” section on the blog was also discussed. Such a section could be used to provide access to the membership list, allow for contact information to be updated, and provide an archive for content.
These issues will be investigated by the executive in greater detail, and will be presented at a subsequent meeting for discussion.
If you have any suggestions or comments on these topics, or have other items that you would like to see discussed, please send an email to Mark Schisler (mschisler@blgcanada.com) or Jason Hynes (jhynes@bereskinparr.com)
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
KWIPG Annual General Meeting
After the summer break, the next meeting of the Kitchener Waterloo Intellectual Property Group is being held on:
Date: Thursday, September 24, 2009.
Time: 12:00 pm
Location: Miller Thomson Waterloo Office, Accelerator Building
295 Hagey Blvd., Suite 300
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 6R5
Tel: 519-579-3660
At this meeting we will discuss the structure of our organization to determine how we may best move forward.
What follows is a proposed agenda of the issues that the Executive proposes to address. Please forward your comments to Mark Schisler at mschisler@blgcanada.com, so that we may add your topic(s) to the agenda.
Fees – individual meeting only or by company membership?
Selection of the Executive. What works for you?
There will be a $15 charge to cover the cost of lunch. Please make cheques payable to Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (receipts will be issued upon request). Please forward this invitation along to those who you think may be interested in attending.
Please RSVP to Lisa Malcolm at: lmalcolm@bereskinparr.com by September 17, 2009 to confirm your attendance.
More information about the Kitchener Waterloo Intellectual Property Group can be found on our blog: http://kwipg.blogspot.com/
Date: Thursday, September 24, 2009.
Time: 12:00 pm
Location: Miller Thomson Waterloo Office, Accelerator Building
295 Hagey Blvd., Suite 300
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 6R5
Tel: 519-579-3660
At this meeting we will discuss the structure of our organization to determine how we may best move forward.
What follows is a proposed agenda of the issues that the Executive proposes to address. Please forward your comments to Mark Schisler at mschisler@blgcanada.com, so that we may add your topic(s) to the agenda.
Fees – individual meeting only or by company membership?
Selection of the Executive. What works for you?
There will be a $15 charge to cover the cost of lunch. Please make cheques payable to Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (receipts will be issued upon request). Please forward this invitation along to those who you think may be interested in attending.
Please RSVP to Lisa Malcolm at: lmalcolm@bereskinparr.com by September 17, 2009 to confirm your attendance.
More information about the Kitchener Waterloo Intellectual Property Group can be found on our blog: http://kwipg.blogspot.com/
Monday, June 29, 2009
KWIPG Summer Social - Wednesday, July 8
Please join us for a social event at the Huether Hotel to celebrate the beginning of summer. There will be no formal presentation, but everyone is welcome to discuss recent events in IP law.
Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Time: 5:00 pm
Location:
Huether Hotel - Barley Works patio
59 King Street North
Waterloo, ON
(519) 886-3350
There will be no charge to attend, however everyone will be responsible for the cost of their own food and drinks.
Please RSVP to Jason Hynes by Monday, July 6, 2009 to confirm your attendance
Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Time: 5:00 pm
Location:
Huether Hotel - Barley Works patio
59 King Street North
Waterloo, ON
(519) 886-3350
There will be no charge to attend, however everyone will be responsible for the cost of their own food and drinks.
Please RSVP to Jason Hynes by Monday, July 6, 2009 to confirm your attendance
Monday, May 11, 2009
Patent Quality Presentation
Thanks again to Leonora Hoicka and Michel Gérin for their presentations on April 27, 2009. Leonora has graciously allowed us to publish her presentation, which can be downloaded here: Patent Quality Initiative
Check back in a few weeks for details on our next meeting.
Check back in a few weeks for details on our next meeting.
Monday, April 13, 2009
KWIPG Lunch: IBM Patent Quality Initiative and IPIC Q&A Session
The next lunch meeting of the Kitchener Waterloo Intellectual Property Group is being held on Monday, April 27, 2009. At this meeting, Leonora Hoicka, President of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) will discuss a patent quality initiative currently underway at IBM. Michel Gérin, Executive Director of IPIC will then talk briefly about IPIC and solicit comments and suggestions.
Date: Monday, April 27, 2009
Time: 12:00 pm
Location: Miller Thomson Waterloo Office
Accelerator Building
295 Hagey Blvd., Suite 300
Waterloo, ON N2L 6R5
519-579-3660
There will be a $15 charge to cover the cost of lunch. Please make cheques payable to Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (receipts will be issued upon request). Please also forward this invitation along to those who you think may be interested in attending.
Please RSVP to Jason Hynes by Thursday, April 23, 2009 to confirm your attendance
Date: Monday, April 27, 2009
Time: 12:00 pm
Location: Miller Thomson Waterloo Office
Accelerator Building
295 Hagey Blvd., Suite 300
Waterloo, ON N2L 6R5
519-579-3660
There will be a $15 charge to cover the cost of lunch. Please make cheques payable to Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (receipts will be issued upon request). Please also forward this invitation along to those who you think may be interested in attending.
Please RSVP to Jason Hynes by Thursday, April 23, 2009 to confirm your attendance
Monday, March 2, 2009
Next Meeting - Monday, April 27
Stay tuned for details about our next meeting scheduled for Monday, April 27, 2009. At that meeting, Michel Gérin from the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) will talk briefly about IPIC, and Leonora Hoicka, President of IPIC will discuss a patent quality initiative that IBM is currently involved in.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
KWIPG Lunch: Recent Developments in Patent Law - Feburary 25, 2009
After a long break, the next lunch meeting of the Kitchener Waterloo Intellectual Property Group is being held on Wednesday, February 25, 2009. At this meeting, various members of the KWIPG will provide short presentations on several recent developments in patent law, including the patentability of software and business methods in light of Bilski, the effect of Sanofi on the test for anticipation in Canada, and proposed changes to the Canadian patent rules.
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Time: 12:00 pm
Location: Miller Thomson Waterloo Office
Accelerator Building
295 Hagey Blvd., Suite 300
Waterloo, ON N2L 6R5
519-579-3660
There will be a $15 charge to cover the cost of lunch. Please make cheques payable to Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (receipts will be issued upon request). Please forward this invitation along to those who you think may be interested in attending.
Please RSVP to Jason Hynes by Monday, February 23, 2009 to confirm your attendance
If you would like to be added to our membership list or if your contact information has changed, please email Jason Hynes
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Time: 12:00 pm
Location: Miller Thomson Waterloo Office
Accelerator Building
295 Hagey Blvd., Suite 300
Waterloo, ON N2L 6R5
519-579-3660
There will be a $15 charge to cover the cost of lunch. Please make cheques payable to Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (receipts will be issued upon request). Please forward this invitation along to those who you think may be interested in attending.
Please RSVP to Jason Hynes by Monday, February 23, 2009 to confirm your attendance
If you would like to be added to our membership list or if your contact information has changed, please email Jason Hynes
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