Andrew Brodkin and Daniel Cappe of the Goodmans Intellectual Property Litigation Group acted as counsel to ARC Resources Ltd., Rockies LNG Limited Partnership, Rockies LNG GP Corp., and Birchcliff Energy Ltd., in which they successfully resisted an appeal seeking to reverse the finding of a trial judge that the relevant claims of a patent owned by Steelhead LNG Ltd. related to liquified natural gas facilities were invalid on multiple bases.
Amazon.com.ca ULC v. Canada (Attorney General), 2024 FCA 217
Peter Ruby and Monique McAlister acted as counsel to Motion Picture Association-Canada, Netflix Services Canada ULC, Crunchyroll, LLC, Paramount Entertainment Canada ULC, and Pluto Inc.
Congratulations to all parties involved who each contributed to the success of the cases.
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We are pleased to announce Goodmans is once again recognized in the Lexpert's Leading 500 Cross-Border Lawyers: A Guide to Doing Business in Canada.The Lexpert 500 is based upon Lexpert’s annual…
We are pleased to announce Goodmans has once again received top-tier recognition from The Legal 500 Canada in their 2026 Guide.Recognition from The Legal 500 is based on independent research and…
We are proud to share Goodmans has been recognized in Lexpert’s Top 10 Business Decisions 2024-2025. Steelhead LNG (ASLNG) Ltd v. Arc Resources Ltd., 2024 FCA 212Andrew Brodkin and Daniel Cappe…
