Roger T. Hughes, Q.C., Lawyer
Contributing Editor
Federated Press Contributions
| Contributing Editor, Intellectual Property (IP) 1994– |
| "Changes to Federal Court Rules May Expedite Intellectual Property Litigation" (1994) 1 IP 14 |
| "New Canadian Copyright Legislation Will Protect Performers' Rights" (1994) 1 IP 47 |
| "Patent Laws Relating to Drugs Are Slowly Being Sorted Out" (1995) 2 IP 72 |
| "Supreme Court Invalidates Tobacco Advertising Legislation and the Federal Government Reacts" (1996) 2 IP 94 |
| "Report on the State of the Law as to Interlocutory Injunctions: Can Anybody Get One These Days?" (1996) 3 IP 149 |
| "ADR in Intellectual Property: Why Has it Been So Slow to Catch On? (1997) 4 IP 182 |
| "Bill C-32 – Greater Protection and Easier Enforcement" (1997) 4 IP 231 |
| "Interlocutory Injunction – Does One Lose When One Wins? (1998) 5 IP 287 |
| "Can Trade Marks Be Used to Extend Other Monopolies? (1999) 6 IP 305 "Proclamation of Copyright Act Provisions: Facilitation and Enforcement of Copyright" (1999) 6 IP 333 |
| "Determining Infringement: Does 'Equivalency' Help?" (2000) 7 IP 40 |
Biography
| Born 16 September 1941 |
| Educated Queen's University B.Sc. (Mech. Eng.) 1963; University of Toronto LL.B. 1966 |
| Partner, Sim, Hughes, Ashton & McKay and Sim & McBurney |
| Appointed Queen's Counsel 1984 |
| Called to the Bar of Ontario 1968 |
| Certified Specialist in Intellectual Property Law and in Civil Litigation, Law Society of Upper Canada |
| Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators |
| Registered Trade Mark Agent 1968 |
| Registered Patent Agent 1969 |
| Past-President, Patent and Trademark Institute of Canada |
| Member, Federal Court Rules Committee |
| Member, Law Society of Upper Canada, Law Society of Alberta, Canadian Bar Association, American Bar Association, County of York Law Association, Professional Engineers Ontario |
| Past Director, Advocates' Society |
| Author, several texts in the litigation and industrial property field |
| Author and speaker, Court practice and procedure, patent, trade mark and copyright law, media and entertainment law |
Practice Description
| Mr. Hughes practises in the field of industrial and intellectual property and specializes in industrial property litigation. He has appeared as counsel in all levels of court, trial, appellate and the Supreme Court of Canada. He also has experience in administrative law, expropriation and commercial litigation. |
Address
| Sim, Hughes, Ashton & McKay |
| Suite 701 |
| 330 University Avenue |
| Toronto, Ontario M5G 1R7 |
| Telephone: (416) 595-1155, ext. 224 |
| Telecopier: (416) 595-1163 |
| E-mail: hughes@sim-hughes.com |
| Web: www.sim-mcburney.com |