Alan Macek

Intellectual Property Lawyer, patent agent at DLA Piper (Canada) LLP. IPPractice.ca website for my blog. Views are my own.

[Federal Court @FedCourt_CAN_en]

JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT - Meaghan M. Conroy, Partner at MLT Aikins in Edmonton, is appointed a Judge of the Federal Court.
https://t.co/AZX4on8TaF

[Alanna Smith @alanna_smithh]

The Globe and Mail, The Canadian Press, Torstar, Postmedia and CBC/Radio-Canada filed a legal action against OpenAI today. "This claim seeks to address this inappropriate and illegal use of Canadian content, and enforce Canadian laws." #cdnmedia https://t.co/A3aLdPalAm

[The Harold G. Fox Moot @FoxMoot]

We are proud to host the 17th Annual Harold G. Fox IP Moot on February 21-22, 2025!

Follow us for the latest news and updates, and feel free to tag us in your posts using the hashtag #FoxMoot2025

[Alan Macek @amacek]

Two private member bills C-244 and C-294 amending the Copyright Act have received royal asset. Both bills address exceptions to Technology Protection Measures (TPMs) https://t.co/W0sPMRp4Oo #copyright #tpms

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 #NobelPrize in Physics to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.”

[Alan Macek @amacek]

Same for the @FedCourt_CAN_en (although note that for the FC and FCA this day does not “move to Monday” if it occurs on the weekend, like in 2023)

[Breanna Needham @Breanna_Needham]

PSA: The Courts in Ontario treat the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a holiday for operations purposes. It is on Monday, September 30 this year. Make sure to account for this for your filings and confirmation forms.

[Alan Macek @amacek]

Privacy Commissioner v. Facebook @FedCourtApp_en reverses in Cambridge Analytics: "if the reasonable person would not have understood what they consented to, no amount of reasonable efforts on the part of the corporation can change that conclusion." https://t.co/4J9XSgf3ft

[Alan Macek @amacek]

Bereskin & Parr @bereskinparr to join @SmartBiggar under @IPHLimited ownership as of the end of September https://t.co/KPnk13Rp3O

[Alan Macek @amacek]

Updated Consolidated Practice Direction from @FedCourtApp_en - changes include filing of confidential materials, requests for virtual/hybrid hearings, and discussion of condensed books/day books/compendia https://t.co/ys2jbmvjwZ

[Federal Court of Appeal @FedCourtApp_en]

The Court’s Consolidated Practice Direction has been updated. Further details: https://t.co/mvM8IW3lcN

[Alan Macek @amacek]

Canadian patent database from @CIPO_Canada is back online. It has been offline for an upgrade since early July

[Alan Macek @amacek]

A sea of supporters remembering the cyclist killed on Bloor Street last week

[ARC @RespectTO]

Thank you so much to all of you who rode with us this evening in memory of the cyclist killed on Bloor last week. #YouNeverRideAlone #SafePassageNow #biketo

[Patent Memes @PatentMemes]

Quick question, what the fuck?

[Alan Macek @amacek]

AI authorship in Canada? @cippic starts JR of AI co-authored registered copyright https://t.co/v0IESEVYvV

[Alan Macek @amacek]

New newsletter system from FCA. You can also get updates about the FCA from my https://t.co/yKNrBo3aK3 daily IP emails! https://t.co/zR7ZA3DOaa

[Federal Court of Appeal @FedCourtApp_en]

The Federal Court of Appeal is now using a new e-mail distribution management application. To maintain your subscription or subscribe, please click on the following link and provide your e-mail address: https://t.co/Krx765qWgC

[Alan Macek @amacek]

Right to repair consultation with focus on possible amendments to copyright act or competition act https://t.co/2v7pp9OXRu

[The Wire Report @thewirereport]

.@ISED_CA has kicked off its consultation on a “right to repair” for Canadians looking to fix their devices rather than replace them with something new:

https://t.co/5uGD3dZoaN

[Alan Macek @amacek]

Leave to appeal dismissed on these three IP cases

[Alan Macek @amacek]

Three IP cases on the docket: Voltage Holdings on proving authorizing copyright infringement; and Pharmascience v. Janssen and Apotex v. Janssen both on inducing infringement https://t.co/KtPGdZTBV4

[Alan Macek @amacek]

Three IP cases on the docket: Voltage Holdings on proving authorizing copyright infringement; and Pharmascience v. Janssen and Apotex v. Janssen both on inducing infringement https://t.co/KtPGdZTBV4

[Supreme Court of Canada @SCC_eng]

The Supreme Court will decide the following leave applications on June 27, 2024. https://t.co/tpk0FsCzLL

[Carys Craig @CraigCarys]

The Government of Canada has just posted the submissions it received in its recent consultation on copyright and generative AI:
https://t.co/y9rYFCBsPg
My own submission is included here: https://t.co/Cp7bim7Jf3

[Federal Court @FedCourt_CAN_en]

Justice Richard Mosley has retired after 20 and a half years on the bench.