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Finance committee Absolutely.
November 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Grant Lynds
Finance committee You mean in all this legislation?
November 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Grant Lynds
Finance committee In IP and copyright, I think on the patent side we touched the file history estoppel, which I think is proposed section 53.2. The major issue that came from our members with respect to that was the timing, because it's in force right away, so that would impact current litigation.
November 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Grant Lynds
Finance committee Absolutely.
November 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Grant Lynds
Finance committee That's right. You're right, and—
November 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Grant Lynds
Finance committee You've got it. You have it.
November 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Grant Lynds
Finance committee Yes, there could be a grey area. It's pretty clear that if you're doing business before the patent or trademark office, you have to be, in those rules, set up as a patent agent or a trademark agent to represent a person before those offices, and those are the titles that are carr
November 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Grant Lynds
Finance committee I think for the most part it's mostly SMEs that we're dealing with in Canada. Internationally, we deal with intellectual property rights in council from other jurisdictions every single day. There is a generally regarded acknowledgement of the profession in Germany, the U.K. and
November 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Grant Lynds
Finance committee Yes. We have a wide breadth of committees, from organizing our annual conferences—the educational aspect—to committees that deal with litigation, a litigation committee. A wide breadth of areas of IP are embodied in committees that members join. We encourage members to join co
November 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Grant Lynds
Finance committee Yes. If they belong to bodies that require it, absolutely. Our courses are qualified. I know for sure, as a member of the Law Society of Ontario.... It depends on which courses they are, but yes, they can be qualified, and—
November 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Grant Lynds
Finance committee As soon as you need them, which is probably yesterday, I'm guessing.
November 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Grant Lynds
Finance committee Tomorrow, basically.
November 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Grant Lynds
Finance committee No. If we talk about patent or trademark agents, no, and as you can imagine, we're a pretty conservative profession. No, we don't have a history of bad behaviour at all. Our impetus, our motivation, for advocating for a college of this sort for 20-some years is to have a self-r
November 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Grant Lynds
Finance committee Sure. As a voluntary association, we're engaged in a lot of these activities already for our members, and we have been historically. Continuing professional education is a core part of what we do. The aspect of a college really embodies all of the professional education require
November 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Grant Lynds
Finance committee The code of ethics—
November 7th, 2018Committee meeting
Grant Lynds