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  • September Changes to Estates Practice: Enduring Powers of Attorney and Representation Agreements
    The revised structure of the law is this: To grant full health care authority, but only health care authority, a s.9 representation agreement will be the appropriate document, and it will be much simpler than the previous version. To grant full financial affairs authority that will continue notwithstanding a loss of capacity by the donor, a new enduring power of attorney, complete with the new protections and responsibilities, will be the appropriate document. These two documents separate health care and financial matters in a manner that makes practical sense: the s.9 representation agreement will be read by a health care practitioner; the enduring power of attorney will be read by a financial worker. Continue reading →

  • Patent Assignment: Distinguishing Trolls from Legitimate Assignees, Part 2
    My colleague, Ben Gornall, Patent and Trademark Consultant, has continued our earlier discussion.  My initial post was “IP Litigation as a(n Illegal) Business Model“, to which Ben commented here.  I replied with “Patent Assignment: Trolling the Gap between Potential and … Continue reading →

  • Patent Assignment: Distinguishing Trolls from Legitimate Assignees, Part 1
    My colleague, Ben Gornall, Patent and Trademark Consultant, has continued our earlier discussion.  My initial post was “IP Litigation as a(n Illegal) Business Model“, to which Ben commented here.  I replied with “Patent Assignment: Trolling the Gap between Potential and … Continue reading →