Intellectual Property

We conclude Season 1 of our 'In Conversation with Gowling WLG' podcast series with a special two-part episode, as global intellectual property partner Gordon Harris speaks to Robert MacDonald – a veritable legend of the IP world, a former colleague and long-time friend.

We delve deep into IP, hearing Robert's high points and challenges, anecdotes, and advice garnered from an illustrious international career spanning four decades.

In Part 2, Gordon Harris continues his conversation with IP legend Robert MacDonald, as the pair talk:

• Robert's role and his memories from the merger of Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP in Canada and Wragge and Co in the UK, and the longstanding relationship between the two firms;
• Intellectual property litigation in Canada, international client work and the seeds of transatlantic collaboration at the sharp end of IP; and
• hopes for the future of the sector, moving onwards and upwards, and handing over the leadership reins to the next generation of IP stars.

Our 'In Conversation' series delves into the world of intellectual property, speaking with leading figures in industry. Throughout the series, we build a picture of how the IP world works, gathering insight into the latest trends and developments.

This podcast may contain information of general interest about current legal issues, but does not give legal advice. Gowling WLG is an international law firm working in major sectors including energy, life sciences, infrastructure, financial services, real estate and technology. We cover the latest developments relevant to you across different sectors and services.

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How has the intellectual property landscape changed over the last 40 years and how has this impacted IP case law globally? And, what was it really like acting on largescale cases in Soviet Russia?

We conclude Season 1 of our 'In Conversation with Gowling WLG' podcast series with a special two-part episode, as global intellectual property partner Gordon Harris speaks to Robert MacDonald – a veritable legend of the IP world, a former colleague and long-time friend.

We delve deep into IP, hearing Robert's high points and challenges, anecdotes, and advice garnered from an illustrious international career spanning four decades.

In Part 1, we explore:

• Robert's entry into IP, earning his stripes in the profession, and some of his most important and challenging moments over a memorable 40-year career to date;
• his time spent in Russia representing Canadian companies and joint ventures with the USSR, and doing business during the Perestroika and Glasnost era;
• Robert's role as a strategic adviser to numerous multinationals, acting in a number of landmark trademark cases, including Adidas AG v. Globe International (2015); Hortilux Schreder v. Iwasaki Electric (2013); Apotex v. Canada (2010); Jose Cuervo v. Bacardi (2010); and Merrill Lynch v. Bank of Montreal (1996);
• reflections on career moments in the courts, and times where Robert may have done things differently; and
• leading the Canadian arm of Gowling WLG's IP team as Head of Sector and growing the firm's global offering.

This podcast may contain information of general interest about current legal issues, but does not give legal advice.

Gowling WLG is an international law firm working in major sectors including energy, life sciences, infrastructure, financial services, real estate and technology.

We cover the latest developments relevant to you across different sectors and services.

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What can designers do to ensure their designs and innovations are a commercial success?

For our ninth consecutive year as a London Design Festival partner, UK Head of Brands & Designs, John Coldham, was joined by a panel of leading designers for a webinar discussion on how they've successfully established their businesses and protected their designs:

• Martin Darbyshire, CEO and co-founder of tangerine and trustee of the Design Council, joined our panel once again, this time with Eleanor Humphrey, CEO and co-founder of TOPL, to talk about the story behind bringing TOPL's innovative non-spill cup to market and the measures taken to protect the designs.

• Simone Brewster, an artist and furniture and jewellery designer with an architecture background, has been exhibited at the British Embassy during the London 2012 Olympic Games, but has also had issues with people taking her designs without permission;

• Phoebe Gormley, founder of Gormley & Gamble, the first ever woman's' tailor on Savile Row talked about her experience of establishing her modern, design-led business in a traditional and often old-fashioned sector;

These leaders of design-led businesses joined Gowling WLG's UK Head of Brands and Designs for a discussion on how they've successfully established their businesses and protected their designs.

This podcast may contain information of general interest about current legal issues, but does not give legal advice.

Gowling WLG is an international law firm working in major sectors including energy, life sciences, infrastructure, financial services, real estate and technology.

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In this episode, we delve deep into the world of patent litigation and dispute resolution, to explore:

• litigating with, and against, some of the world's foremost legal minds, on some of the largest scale and most impactful, important, and controversial IP cases of recent times;

• the evolution of patent litigators over five decades, from the smaller Bar of the 80's to the booming, big business litigation of the present;

• Treat-sized chocolates, trademark trapdoors, and tales from the IP front on an A to Z of patent subjects;

• encountering new technologies, the growth and development of pharmaceutical and biotechnologies, and promoting innovation;

• litigating on High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court action, and taking the silk as Queen's Counsel; and

• Much more.

This podcast may contain information of general interest about current legal issues, but does not give legal advice.

Gowling WLG is an international law firm working in major sectors including energy, life sciences, infrastructure, financial services, real estate and technology.

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From an illustrious, longstanding career as a patent attorney, and becoming President of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys in the UK, to now leading the charge for stronger diversity and inclusion in IP.

In the latest podcast in our 'In Conversation with Gowling WLG' series, global IP partner Gordon Harris speaks with Andrea Brewster OBE, founder and lead executive officer of IP Inclusive – an organisation aimed at improving diversity and accessibility in the IP profession.

Find out more about our IP team here: https://bit.ly/3jfP3aj

Register for updates from our intellectual property team to receive the series direct to your inbox, as well as the latest market insights from Gowling WLG's leading IP professionals: https://bit.ly/31q3UZE

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In the latest podcast in our 'In Conversation with Gowling WLG' series, global IP partner Ryan Steeves speaks with Patrick Rogers, CEO of Music Canada, and the trade association for Canada's major record labels: Sony Music Entertainment Canada, Universal Music Canada and Warner Music Canada.

In their discussion, Patrick and Ryan explore the music ecosystem and the significance of helping to protect intellectual property within Canada's cultural industries. Patrick tells us about the importance of copyright in the global music industry, why copyright reform is so important to artists (and all creators), and what is being done in Canada and around the world to "rebalance the ledger" and restore fairness to creators. And after nearly a decade spent in federal politics, Patrick offers up his perspectives on effective advocacy, and how to work with governments to "move faster and fix things".

Find out more about our IP team here: https://bit.ly/3jfP3aj

Register for updates from our intellectual property team to receive the series direct to your inbox, as well as the latest market insights from Gowling WLG's leading IP professionals: https://bit.ly/31q3UZE

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In this episode, we explore rapid technology acceleration and its influence on the IP world, discussing how intellectual property is managing to stay ahead of the curve and navigate this ever-evolving landscape? Also discussing:

• balancing a hybrid role as in-house counsel whilst working on IP policy issues as President of the IP Federation;
• programming influences in IP problem solving, and how a grounding in technology can help in understanding inventions;
• the pace of change, and resulting struggles and opportunities for IP professionals in the current market and beyond;
• Artificial intelligence (AI) in the armoury of the inventor, it's advantages and limitations, and what this means for the IP development landscape;
• COVID-19 and Brexit impacts and the role the IP sector plays when facing a crisis;
• the balance between tangible and intangible investment in tech across new sectors and how IP must remain relevant and adaptable;
• improving diversity and social mobility in the sector and enacting change to support the next generation of professionals; and
• much more.

Find out more about our IP team here: https://bit.ly/3jfP3aj

Register for updates from our intellectual property team to receive the series direct to your inbox, as well as the latest market insights from Gowling WLG's leading IP professionals: https://bit.ly/31q3UZE

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From early rock 'n' roll dreams, to headlining intellectual property on the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

In the latest podcast in our 'In Conversation with Gowling WLG' series, global IP partner Ron Dimock speaks to Randall Rader, former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and longstanding career IP litigator and patents judge.

What is the real value of IP for new inventions? And, how is the US handling cutting edge patent cases compared to other countries? In this episode, we explore these question and more, including:

• Rock 'n Roll, Rolling Stone cover ambitions with 'Paul Revere and the Raiders', to headlining the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for over 25 years;
• Randall's time as the Chief Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, at the sharp end of IP and patent litigation, before retiring from the bench in 2014;
• solving patent law problems, harmonising, and putting proper value on IP for every invention;
• the 'sledgehammer' vs. the 'scalpel', and how the US is 'out of step' with the rest of the world on patent issues;
• founding the Rader Group, and focussing on arbitration, mitigation, mediation and legal consulting; and
• Patents as a 'pacemaker' and the complexities of trying patent infringement cases and dispute resolution.

Find out more about our IP team here: https://bit.ly/3jfP3aj

Register for updates from our intellectual property team to receive the series direct to your inbox, as well as the latest market insights from Gowling WLG's leading IP professionals: https://bit.ly/31q3UZE

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In the first part of our latest 'In conversation with Gowling WLG' episode, we heard from the Right Honourable Professor Sir Robin Jacob, delving deep into the world of patents, exploring some of his most important and challenging IP cases over an illustrious career spanning 40 years.

Join us for Part 2, with global IP partner Gordon Harris continuing his conversation with Sir Robin, as the pair talk:

• Sir Robin's Professorship at University College London, and what he is seeking to achieve in his post;
• patents post-Brexit and the survival of the European judicial collaboration following Britain's departure from the EU;
• the implications for IP professionals and the UK patent office if the UK is to drop the EPC system;
• opportunities for the next generation of intellectual property lawyers entering patent litigation;
• the influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in IP and how AI is changing the approach to copyright and patents; and
• much more.

Find out more about our IP team here: https://bit.ly/3jfP3aj

Register for updates from our intellectual property team to receive the series direct to your inbox, as well as the latest market insights from Gowling WLG's leading IP professionals: https://bit.ly/31q3UZE

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In the first half of this special two-part episode, we delve deep into the world of patents, exploring some of Sir Robin's most important and challenging cases over an illustrious career spanning 40 years.

In Part 1, we explore:

• Sir Robin's route to the Patent Bar, from Cambridge graduate to career litigator, reaching the post of Lord Justice of the Court of Appeal for England and Wales;
• precedent-setting and influential cases spanning Sir Robin's renowned career, including musings on Norwich Pharmacal Co. & Others v Customs and Excise Commissioners [1974], and the changing nature of IP law;
• Sir Robin's judicial career at the forefront of patents, his most difficult cases and preparation for trial, and thoughts from the sharp end of IP disputes;
• lecturing, authorship and knowledge sharing, to support the next generation of patent lawyers; and
• much more.

Find out more about our IP team here: https://bit.ly/3jfP3aj

Register for updates from our intellectual property team to receive the series direct to your inbox, as well as the latest market insights from Gowling WLG's leading IP professionals: https://bit.ly/31q3UZE

This podcast may contain information of general interest about current legal issues, but does not give legal advice.