OLLIP P.C.

Bayo Odutola of OLLIP P.C. will lead a workshop at INTA 132nd Annual Meeting in Boston

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:40:48 +0000

Bayo Odutola of OLLIP P.C. will be discussing Trade-mark Filing and Examination Strategies in a Non-Madrid Country. This Luncheon Table Topic discussion is on May 23, 201 at 1:00 pm.

OLLIP P.C. welcomes Faizel Jaffer as an Associate

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:03:04 +0000

The professionals and staff at OLLIP P.C are pleased to welcome back Faizel Jaffer as an Associate. Previously, Faizel articled with the firm. Faizel was called to the Bar on January 29, 2010. Faizel’s practice will focus on trade-marks and intellectual property litigation.

International Trademark Association (INTA) 132nd Annual Meeting

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:49:51 +0000

International Trademark Association (INTA)

132nd Annual Meeting

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

May 22 – 26, 2010

Corporate Changes @ Odutola & Co. = OLLIP P.C.

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:44:48 +0000

As of February 26, 2010, Odutola & Co. is changing its structure and name to OLLIP P.C.

Changing the firm’s name from Odutola & Co. to OLLIP P.C. reflects the shift in the scope and growth over a 15 year period from one professional to a well regarded group of intellectual property lawyers, litigators and trade-mark agents.

The firm’s URL www.odutola.com will be redirected to www.ollip.com. As well all emails will be redirected to firstname.lastname@ollip.com. The firm’s address, telephone and facsimile numbers will remain the same.

Canada – New section 45 proceedings Practice Notice comes into effect as of September 14, 2009

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:22:54 +0000

For details see Practice in Section 45 Proceedings.

The Canadian Patent and Trade-marks Offices are closed for business – Labour Day 2009

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:16:02 +0000

On Labour Day (Monday, September 7, 2009), the Canadian Patent and Trade-marks Offices are closed for business.

Thinking Like a Client – Preventive IP Law

admin — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:23:25 +0000

This article discusses the benefits of preventive law, amongst other in an IP practice. “British legal consultant and visionary Richard Susskind has a succinct way of describing the appeal of preventive law. “Clients want a fence at the top of the cliff,” he said, “not an ambulance at the bottom.”

Canada – Proposed changes to Federal Courts Rules dealing with summary judgment and summary trials

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:59:13 +0000

The Rules Committee of the Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court (“Committee”) has proposed amendments to the Federal Courts Rules regarding summary judgment and summary trials.

The changes address the Committee’s concerns on the current judicial interpretation of the summary judgment rule which makes it unlikely that a motion for summary judgment will be granted if there are conflicts in the evidence and the case turns on the drawing of inferences, or if an issue of credibility arises.

The rules on summary judgment will be amended to create a summary trial proceeding. This is in addition to motions for summary judgment. The Court can then determine an issue or action by way of summary trial when it becomes clear, in the course of adjudicating a motion for summary judgment, that there is conflicting evidence or that issues of credibility exist which would otherwise require a full trial.

For the full text of the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement and proposed amendments see:

http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2009/2009-01-24/html/reg1-eng.html

International Trademark Association (INTA) 131st Annual Meeting

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:29:16 +0000

International Trademark Association (INTA)

13st Annual Meeting

Seattle, Washington, USA

May 16 – 20, 2009

Odutola & Co. welcomes a New Articling Student for the 2009-2010 Articling Term

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:47:05 +0000

The firm is pleased to welcome Faizel Jaffer as an Articling Student for the 2009-2010 Articling Term.