OBA information technology & intellectual propertyand international LAW PROGRAM
Original Program Date: April 5, 2017

Significant developments in international treaties, including the seeming demise of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the (impending) provisional application of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, are generating important questions in IP law. Join our panel of experts to explore how these recent changes impact the practice of intellectual property law in Canada, including:

• Getting up to speed on amendments to the Trade-marks Act
• How to effectively prepare for new practice changes and court procedures in pharmaceutical regulatory litigation, and other significant changes to Canada’s pharmaceutical landscape
• Understanding the copyright implications
• Unraveling the implementation plans set out in Bill C-30
• Making sense of amendments to the Patents Act and the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations

Get invaluable insights on the critical considerations to take into account when advising your clients in this evolving space.

PROGRAM CHAIRS

Sangeetha Punniyamoorthy, DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
Quentin Vander Schueren, PwC Canada

PROGRAM SPEAKERS

Dr. Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa
Robert A. Glasgow, McCarthy Tétrault
Geoffrey Mowatt, DLA Piper (Canada) LLP