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The third edition (2007) of my co-authored book entitled "Standards of Review of Federal Administrative Tribunals" was recently published by LexisNexis-Butterworths. For those interested in intellectual property or technology law, there are individual chapters dedicated to, for example, the Copyright Board of Canada, the Commissioner of Patents, the Registrar of Trade-marks, the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Canada, the C.R.T.C. and the Competition Tribunal.

My article on "Locks and Levies" has now been published in the Denver University Law Review and posted to the SSRN. The paper explores the implications of simultaneously enacting anti-circumvention provisions and private copying levies from the perspective of copyright owners, technology firms and consumers. It draws comparisons between laws in Canada, the United States and Europe. As the Government of Canada is presumably preparing to introduce new copyright legislation sometime this year, lawmakers should pay attention to the issues exposed in this article. 

I was recently invited to speak at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, an international think tank founded to provide solutions to the world's most pressing governance challenges. I spoke about Canada's role in the global knowledge governance regime, specifically Canada's fading influence on international intellectual property policies.

On Friday, 17 November 2006, I presented a lecture at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, on "Constitutional Jurisdiction Over Paracopyright Provisions." The presentation, based upon an article of the same title, was recorded if you want to download or listen to it.

This Thursday and Friday, 23-24 November 2006, the EDGE Network's first annual workshops and conference will take place at the University of Ottawa.

My article entitled, "The Rights and Responsibilities of Ag-biotech Patent Owners" has been accepted for publication. It is forthcoming soon in volume 40:1 of the U.B.C. Law Review.

On 12-13 November 2006 I spoke in NYC at Cardozo Law School's conference on "Patenting People." This extremely interesting and relevant event brought together scientists, doctors, ethicists, lawyers, policymakers, religious leaders and other experts to talk about the implications of, well, patenting people. I spoke about "Canada's Distinction Without a Difference" when it comes to patenting higher life forms.