Roger T. Hughes
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The Honourable Roger T. Hughes (born on September 16, 1941, in Montreal, Quebec) is a current Judge of the Federal Court of Canada
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Roger T. Hughes, Q.C., obtained his LL.B. at the University of Toronto in 1966 and is called to the Bar in both Ontario and Alberta. Prior to his appointment to the Federal Court of Canada
in June 2005, Justice Hughes practiced law in Toronto as an Associate and Partner at Sim, Hughes, Ashton & McKay and Sim & McBurney. He also did a brief stint at Bennett Jones LLP where he represented Monsanto
in Monsanto v. Schmeiser
. He served as past President of the Patent and Trademark Institute of Canada and Director of the Advocates' Society, and authors a variety of intellectual property treatises.
Federal Court of Canada
The Federal Court of Canada was a national court of Canada that heard some types of disputes arising under the central government's legislative jurisdiction...
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Roger T. Hughes, Q.C., obtained his LL.B. at the University of Toronto in 1966 and is called to the Bar in both Ontario and Alberta. Prior to his appointment to the Federal Court of Canada
Federal Court of Canada
The Federal Court of Canada was a national court of Canada that heard some types of disputes arising under the central government's legislative jurisdiction...
in June 2005, Justice Hughes practiced law in Toronto as an Associate and Partner at Sim, Hughes, Ashton & McKay and Sim & McBurney. He also did a brief stint at Bennett Jones LLP where he represented Monsanto
Monsanto
The Monsanto Company is a US-based multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation. It is the world's leading producer of the herbicide glyphosate, marketed in the "Roundup" brand of herbicides, and in other brands...
in Monsanto v. Schmeiser
Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Schmeiser
Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Schmeiser [2004] 1 S.C.R. 902, 2004 SCC 34 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada case on patent rights for biotechnology. The court heard the question of whether growing genetically modified plants constitutes "use" of the patented invention of genetically modified plant...
. He served as past President of the Patent and Trademark Institute of Canada and Director of the Advocates' Society, and authors a variety of intellectual property treatises.