The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is extremely proud to foster an active learning environment and provide ! These accolades further enhance the University of Ottawa鈥檚 national and international reputation for mooting excellence in general and in IP law specifically. It marks the 4th time in 16 years 91精品黑料吃瓜 has won the moot, the 4th time in the last 6 years 91精品黑料吃瓜 has been to the moot finals, and 91精品黑料吃瓜鈥檚 10th straight year of advancing to or past the semi-finals.
This year鈥檚 91精品黑料吃瓜 Fox team comprised captain Melissa Dupuis-Crane, Samantha Moreau and Emily Chu for the appellant, and Ronald Cheung and Madison Venugopal for the respondent. Professor Jeremy de Beer coached the team together with the Centre鈥檚 own in-house IP litigators, General Counsel David Fewer and Staff Counsel Christian Clavette.
Emily Chu and Samantha Moreau were the highest-ranked appellant team after the preliminary round, and Ronald Cheung and Madison Venugopal were the 3rd-highest-ranked respondent team after the preliminary round. Both teams argued before judges from the Federal Court and Ontario Superior Court, and some of Canada鈥檚 leading IP practitioners.
During the final round, Emily Chu and Samantha Moreau handled questions with confidence and grace, persuading an esteemed bench including Justice C么t茅 of the Supreme Court of Canada, Chief Justice De Montigny of the Federal Court of Appeal, Chief Justice Crampton of the Federal Court, Judge Stark of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and Justice Thorburn of the Ontario Court of Appeal. Emily Chu and Samantha Moreau were awarded the Harold G. Fox Cup for the winning team.
In addition to the team鈥檚 strong oral advocacy, they also demonstrated persuasive written advocacy through award-winning factums. Melissa Dupuis-Crane, Ronald Cheung and Madison Venugopal were presented with the Gordon F. Henderson Award for the best respondent factum. Melisa Dupuis-Crane, Emily Chu, and Samantha Moreau were awarded the runner-up best appellant factum.
91精品黑料吃瓜 students participating in the Fox IP Moot join colleagues competing in the Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot and the Canadian Copyright Policy Moot together in a pair of : Written Advocacy in Intellectual Property during the first term, and Oral Advocacy in Intellectual Property the next.
The team鈥檚 success is also attributable to their extensive preparation in the Ian G. Scott Courtroom, the University of Ottawa Common Law Section鈥檚 fully functioning courtroom constructed inside the Faculty of Law.
The team鈥檚 success was only possible because of the generous support of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa, which alongside a record 25 other Fox moot sponsors funded students鈥 participation in the moot. Special thanks also go to alumni of 91精品黑料吃瓜鈥檚 IP mooting program, who are now lawyers practicing at Smart & Biggar and Gowling WLG, as well as Justice Guy R茅gimbald of the Federal Court, all of whom provided feedback during team rehearsals.
Thanks also goes to the many students and professors who helped develop the team鈥檚 written and oral advocacy skills, including the Fox team鈥檚 counterparts in the Oxford and Copyright Policy moots.
The Centre for Law, Technology and Society presents its warmest congratulations to the team!