THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION (ORA)

INVITES THE ST. MICHAEL’S RESEARCH COMMUNITY

  To a “LUNCH & LEARN” Session

 Topic: “High Tech Patents in the Healthcare Setting”

 Presenter:

Yuri Chumak

Chumak & Company LLP

Date:  Thursday, February 28, 2019

Time:  1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Location:   Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute,

209 Victoria Street,

240 Conference Room

** PLEASE RSVP with Dina at Ext. 7830 or coroniosd@smh.ca**

Pizza lunch will be served

Wondering whether your product should be patented before launching that new app, computer model, database, or website? Curious about what is involved in patenting a software or computer-related invention? Interested in the controversy about whether software and business method inventions should be patentable? Tired of not knowing a patent claim from a statement of claim? If so, please join us for a focused discussion about the role of IT patents in the healthcare setting. We will discuss the general process for seeking patent protection, as well as special topics of importance to those who develop software or deal with software developers. We will provide an update on Canadian jurisprudence in the wake of the 2011 Amazon 1-click patent decision and the current climate for patenting software and business method inventions in Canada.

 Yuri Chumak is a lawyer, patent agent, and trademark agent. Yuri received a B.Sc. in Computer Science (Honors) with distinction from the University of Western Ontario, and also holds an LL.B. from the University of Western Ontario. Yuri has been a lawyer in Ontario since 2006, a Canadian patent agent since 2009, and is registered as a U.S. patent agent to act on behalf of Canadian inventors and companies. Yuri is engaged primarily in patent and trademark prosecution, litigation and related intellectual property matters. He specializes in complex intellectual property applications and agreements, trial and appellate advocacy, technology licensing and privacy matters.