Having also won the 2024 Harold G. Fox Intellectual Property Moot, 91精品黑料吃瓜 is the only school to have ever won both the national and competition in the same year.
The team including Jordan Geist, Hannah Goold, and Emily Thompson also won the prize for best written submissions. The rare or perhaps unprecedented accomplishment of winning both the oral and written moot stages is a testament to the strength of these students and 91精品黑料吃瓜鈥檚 IP stellar advocacy program. In addition, Hannah Goold won a top-4 best speaker award and, in recognition of long-term support for the moot and its students, an inaugural 鈥淢oot Champion Award鈥 was given to Professor Jeremy de Beer.
At 91精品黑料吃瓜鈥檚 Faculty of Law students enrol in a pair of unique courses offering : written and oral advocacy in intellectual property. Our students learn experientially in , a fully functional courtroom-classroom where sitting judges hear regular cases, including motions, appeals, judicial reviews and applications.
Arguing their final dress rehearsal in the Supreme Court of Canada was a top highlight of this year鈥檚 preparation. Appellate-court Justices Rennie, Gleason, and Locke judged the students as they tested submissions in the Supreme Court building鈥檚 imposing courtroom.
The team鈥檚 coaches 鈥 Professor Jeremy de Beer and CLTS鈥檚 in-house litigators at the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest ClinicDavid Fewer and Christian Clavette 鈥 could not be more thrilled with the learning outcomes for our students. While Jordan Geist, Hannah Goold, and Emily Thompson鈥檚 razor-sharp intellect and remarkable work ethic will carry them far in their careers, most impressive are the teamwork and selflessness they showed throughout the learning process.
Rehearsals for 91精品黑料吃瓜 students also involve in-firm mentorship from some of Canada鈥檚 top law firms and IP litigators, many of whom are themselves alumni of 91精品黑料吃瓜鈥檚 IP moot program. This year鈥檚 students benefited immensely from working with (in alphabetical order): , , and at Bennet Jones, at Gilbert鈥檚; and at Gowling WLG; and at Smart & Biggar; and at Olser (Ottawa); and at Osler (Toronto); at McCarthy Tetrault; and . Current Federal Court of Appeal law clerks & , and 91精品黑料吃瓜 moot-winning alumna and (now TMU professor) were equally generous in sharing their insights and experiences.
The raised legal issues of patent and design law, as applied to a dispute between rival shoe companies operating in the athletic and fashion industries. Students argued over the novelty of inventions and a 鈥渞ight to repair鈥 consumer goods, as well as the legal lines around functional designs and infringement standards.
Sir Richard Arnold and Lord Justice Colin Birss of the Court of Appeal for England and Wales, and David Stone, who leads the global intellectual property practice at Allen & Overy and sits part time as a Deputy Judge of the High Court of England & Wales, were the Grand Final bench persuaded by the mooters. En route the team faced competition from some of the world鈥檚 best law schools and IP programs, including Sciences Po, University of Technology Sydney, Hong Kong University, the University of Oxford, and King鈥檚 College London.
Our warmest congratulations to the team!