George R. Locke is a lawyer practicing communications, media and technology, intellectual property, patents and 9 other areas of law. George R. received a degree from McGill University in 1987, and has been licensed for 33 years. George R. practices at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP in Montreal, QC.
· Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ)
· International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)
· International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
· Canadian Bar Association
Related Publications
Is commercial success still a central component of the test for obviousness
A pair of recent court decisions have cast doubt on the long-accepted principle that commercial success is a factor that may be considered when assessing the obvi...
05/03/2012
Correcting mistakes in Canadian patent maintenance fee payments: a glimmer of hope
The Federal Court of Canada has set aside a decision of the Commissioner of Patents in which the Commissioner refused to correct a clerical error in the payment o...
18/01/2011
Quebec court discusses rights and obligations regarding employee inventions (2)
Three times in the last few months we have produced newsletters concerning recent court decisions discussing the rights and obligations of a university in an inve...
23/06/2010
Quebec Court discusses university's rights and obligations regarding employee inventions
The Quebec Court of Appeal recently released its decision in Université de Sherbrooke v. Beaudoin et al.
03/03/2010
Does Another Recent Decision From Outside Canada Have Implications For the Rights of Universities in Inventions Made by Their Academic Staff?
Hot on the heels of an Australian decision in September, an October 1 decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Board of Trustees of the Leland...
26/10/2009
Do universities have secure rights in inventions made by their academic staff?
A recent decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia (University of Western Australia v. Gray (Gray) puts into question the rights that university...
21/09/2009
US Appeals Court addresses the right to sue for false patent marking
The United States Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit has issued a ruling of importance in the recently rejuvenated issue of false patent marking: Stauffer v....
09/09/2010
Inadvertent lapse of patent rights in Canada
On September 9, 2008, Canada's Federal Court of Appeal rendered a decision in a closely watched case concerning the inadvertent lapse of patent rights...
29/09/2008
Federal Court decision on maintenance fees and equity
On June 6, 2008, the Federal Court of Canada released its decision in a case involving payment of maintenance fees, Sarnoff Corporation v. Attorney General of Can...
23/06/2008
Related News
Universities Must Review Their Rights To Employee Inventions
George Locke is quoted in the Lawyers Weekly's focus on intellectual property.
22/01/2010
Ordonnance contre Microsoft : plusieurs solutions s'offrent
George Locke explains in La Presse Affaires the kind of order issued against Microsoft is not uncommon.
15/08/2009
Ogilvy Renault's George Locke Elected Councillor of Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
George R. Locke, lawyer, agent and partner in the Intellectual Property Group at Ogilvy Renault LLP, was elected Councillor of the Intellectual Property Institute...
05/11/2008
Canada Patent Law Needs to be Changed After Ruling, Group Says
George Locke, of our Intellectual Property Group, tells Bloomberg that Canada's patent laws must be changed to protect companies from losing rights to intellectual...
29/09/2008
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