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over the three-headed rotary shaver. The result? Our lawyers help make Canadian law about the extent to which functional features of an article can become the proper subject of a trade-mark.Recent and upcoming appearances by DS Lawyers
Recent Articles - January to March 2010
Etienne de Villiers wrote "The Patent Prosecution Highway - Canada as an Office of First Filing" (Page 30) for the Jan/Feb issue of ABA Landslide.
Henry Lue and Tom Kurys co-authored "Cooling off Period Undercuts Plan to Shorten Opposition Process" (Page 11) for The Lawyers Weekly Intellectual Property Focus section on Jan 22nd.
In the March issue of Canadian Lawyer, Dimock Stratton was listed in "The Pick of the Crop" as one of the top 10 boutique firms for intellectual property law (page 38).
Jenna Wilson wrote "Summary Trials Promise IP Litigants More Cost-Effective Resolutions" (Page 18) for The Lawyers Weekly Intellectual Property Focus section on March 12th.
Upcoming Appearances and Speaking Engagements - April to May 2010
Angela Furlanetto will be speaking at the Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development seminar The Practical Guide to Federal Court Advocacy and Practice. She will be speaking on Written Advocacy in the Federal Court: Tips, Traps and Techniques - Actions Involving Intellectual Property on April 14.
Ron Dimock will be one of two guest speakers with Bruce Stratton moderating the IPIC webinar "The Year in Review - Patent Law Update" on April 29th.
David Reive and Angela Furlanetto will each be speaking at Insight's 9th Conference on Drug Patents in Canada on May 6 & 7.
Bruce Stratton is scheduled to speak at the CBA CLE Advocacy in Intellectual Property Matters - Motions that Matter on "Achieving "Zen" During Discovery" on May 13th in Ottawa.
