The annual Federal Court Judges’ Dinner is always a highlight of the IP litigation calendar. I’m looking forward to reconnecting with friends and colleagues in Ottawa. Let me know if you will be attending as well.
Tag Archives: Federal Court
Appointments
Giuseppina D’Agostino, Associate Vice President Research and Full Professor of Law at York University – Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, was appointed a Judge of the Federal Court. Appointments were also made today to the Ontario courts.
Appointments
François Joyal, Senior General Counsel at the Department of Justice Canada in Montréal, was appointed a Judge of the Federal Court. Appointments were also made today in Alberta and Ontario. Continue reading Appointments
E-Filing
Federal Courts Rules
Amendments to the Federal Courts Rules, primarily to update the Tariff B regime for cost awards, are coming into force later this month. The amendments introduce a new Tariff B that has three columns, more litigation steps and more units. The Rules Committee estimates it will increase cost awards by about 25% “thereby aligning the tariff more closely with the amounts typically awarded under the ‘lump sum’ approach” and provide a “more consistent and predictable regime.” The changes also replace remaining references to “Prothonotary” with “Associate Judge”. Continue reading Federal Courts Rules
Federal Court
Chief Justice Paul Crampton is retiring this week from the Federal Court after 16 years with the Federal Court and 14 years as Chief Justice. Associate Chief Justice Martine St-Louis will serve as Acting Chief Justice of the Federal Court effective October 31, 2025. Continue reading Federal Court
Proceeedings
Several matters started earlier this year were missed from the email alerts, including several IP proceedings. These missed IP proceeding are included below. Continue reading Proceeedings
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
The Federal Courts and the Canadian Intellectual Property Offices will be closed on Tuesday September 30th for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to honour the children who never returned home and survivors of residential schools. Continue reading National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Federal Court
The Federal Court has issued an updated New Case and Trial Management Guidelines for Complex Proceedings, Proceedings under the PM(NOC) Regulations, and Appeals under Subsection 56(1) of the Trademarks Act, effective immediately. The updates are specific to appeals of the Registrar of Trademarks under subsection 56(1) of the Trademarks Act and particularly requests for leave to file new evidence and requesting case management.
Federal Court
The Federal Court has issued Amended Consolidated General Practice Guidelines. Some changes identified include ending the ability to file by email (except in limited circumstances) [s19]; mandatory bookmarks for PDF files [s19e]; personal service and proof of service [s31, 34, 35]; access to court files [s37-39]; determination of motions in writing [s45-50]; and publication of decisions [s88-90].