Key Details
Steven Garland
Partner
Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh
Canada
Steven Garland
Overview
With more than 20 years’ experience in intellectual property litigation, Steven Garland has represented a range of clients in the chemical, biotechnological, telephony and mechanical industries. He has appeared as a counsel before the Federal Court, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Nova Scotia Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of Canada.
Professional Highlights
- Nova Chemicals Corporation v The Dow Chemical Company et al, 2016 FCA 66
- The Dow Chemical Company et al v Nova Chemicals Corporation, 2016 FC 91
- Rothmans Benson & Hedges Inc v Imperial Tobacco Products Limited, 2015 FCA 111
- The Dow Chemical Company et al v Nova Chemicals Corporation, 2014 FC 844
- Yahoo! Inc v Alpha Base Inc, 2014 TMOB 132
Participation in Wider Community
- "Patentable subject matter" (co-author: Kevin Graham), Canadian Patent Law Benchbook, 2014
- "Federal Court confirms protection for colour trademarks in Canada" (co-author: Timothy Stevenson), IP Update — Canada, April 2, 2014; Lexology, April 2, 2014; Mondaq, April 2, 2014; World Trademark Review Daily, April 16, 2014; International Law Office Intellectual Property Newsletter, April 22, 2014; CCCA Members Knowledge Centre, April 2014
- "Intellectual Property Litigation: Top 10 Differences between Canada and the U.S." (co-author: Jeremy E. Want), Corporate Counsel, January 2014
- "Software Patents Worldwide: Canada" (co-author: Colin Ingram), Software Patents Worldwide, Wolters Kluwer Law, December 2013
- "Patentable subject matter" (co-authors: Daphne Lainson and Kevin Graham), Canadian Patent Law Benchbook, 2012
Professional Affiliations
- Fellow and past President, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada; Vice-Chair of the Self-Governance Committee
- Member and Past President of the Canadian Group, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI); Chairman of the Q199 Attorney-Client Privilege Committee; Member of the Programme Committee
- Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Member, Society of Petroleum Engineers
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
Academic Affiliations
Speaking engagements
- "Update on Patents 2016," Law Society of Upper Canada's 20th Annual Intellectual Property Law: The Year in Review, Ottawa, January 2016
- "A Review of the Law of Privilege for Patent and Trademark Agents," presented at IPIC's The Webinar, November 2015
- "Recent Developments on Patent Law Before the Federal Courts," Federal Court Annual Education Seminar, Montebello, October 2015
- "Update on Global Initiatives," 2015 Global Network of National IP Practitioner Associations Summit, Rio De Janeiro, October 2015
- "Pharma Session I: Don’t Miss the (Right) Mark." AIPPI – Rio Panel Session, Rio De Janeiro October 2015
Teaching activities
- “Exchequer Cup Moot ” – Judge for law clerks of the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal, May 2016
- Patent Law, University of Ottawa (since 1995)
