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Jenene Roberts at IPIC’s Annual Conference 2025

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Join Goodmans partner Jenene Roberts at IPIC’s Annual Conference for the session, “Essential Elements and the Free World Trust Legacy: Where are We Now?” taking place Thursday, October 9, 2025 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. 

The SCC’s decision in Free World Trust is shaping claim construction in Canada—how are courts applying it in today’s cases?
  • Learn recent interpretations, including Boehringer v JAMP’s realignment with the Improver test, from pharma and non-pharma perspectives. 
  • Explore evidentiary and procedural challenges like expert testimony on essentiality, discovery implications, and the influence of s. 53.1 (file wrapper estoppel) as considered in JAMP. 
  • Hear how Canadian and UK jurisprudence have diverged since Improver and what that means for the future.

 

About The Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)

The Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) is the professional association of patent agents, trademark agents and lawyers practicing in all areas of intellectual property law. Its membership comprises over 1700 individuals, consisting of practitioners in law firms and agencies of all sizes, sole practitioners, in-house corporate intellectual property professionals, government personnel, and academics. IPIC members’ clients include virtually all Canadian businesses, universities and other institutions that have an interest in intellectual property (e.g., patents, trademarks, copyrights, and industrial designs) in Canada or elsewhere, as well as foreign companies that hold intellectual property rights in Canada.

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