FEDERAL COURT TOWN HALL
Presented by the Intellectual Property Section
12:00 pm – 12:05 pm Welcome and Opening Remarks
Moderator (all sessions): Jordana Sanft
12:05 pm – 12:35 pm Practice Direction and Order Responding to COVID-19
Speaker: Chief Justice Crampton
The Chief Justice will discuss the recent orders of the court relating to the Suspension Period introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This session will include a discussion of the court’s use of teleconferencing, video conferencing and zoom. An update on adjournments and rescheduling will be provided. Questions from the bench will be addressed in the Q&A.
12:35 pm – 1:35 pm Judicial Panel on IP Hot Topics
Speakers: Justice Lafrenière, Justice Southcott, Prothonotary Furlanetto and Justice Manson
The panel will address a(n):
1. Update regarding Confidentiality Orders and Protective Orders and other standard orders
2. Discussion of the first case(s) heard under the new PMNOC regime
3. Discussion on the use of summary motions and trials, and an update on the use of electronic trials and best practices generally
1:35 pm – 1:55 pm Chief Justice’s Update
Speaker: Chief Justice Crampton
The Chief Justice will provide an update on the Federal Court including new judicial appointments, technology and the strategic plan.
1:55 pm – 2:00 pm Closing Remarks
Presenters
The Honourable Paul S. Crampton, Chief Justice of the Federal Court (Ottawa, ON)
The Honourable Roger R. Lafrenière, Justice of the Federal Court (Ottawa, ON)
The Honourable Richard F. Southcott, Justice of the Federal Court (Ottawa, ON)
Angela Furlanetto, Prothonotary of the Federal Court (Ottawa, ON)
The Honourable Michael D. Manson, Justice of the Federal Court (Ottawa, ON)
Moderator: Jordana Sanft, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP (Toronto, ON)
