The Honourable Justice Roger T. Hughes (Ret.) joins JAMS after over a decade of experience as a judge on the Federal Court (Canada).  A recognized expert in intellectual property matters, Justice Hughes brings the perspective of a longtime federal practitioner—as advocate, judge and neutral—to each of his matters.

ADR Experience and Qualifications

Justice Hughes has extensive experience in the resolution of complex disputes in the following areas:

• Administrative Law
• Arbitration
• Engineering
• Entertainment and Sports
• Federal
• Intellectual Property
• Telecommunications
• American Indian Tribal Law

Representative Matters

• Aboriginal Law
• Courtoreille v Canada, 2014 FC 1244
• Coldwater Indian Band v Canada, 2013 FC 1138
• Long Plain First Nation v Canada, 2012 FC 1474
• Amahoose v Kehewan Cree Nation, 2010 FC 919
• Action Against the Crown
• Apotex v Canada, 2014 FC 1087
• Broadcast
• Telus Communication v Canada, 2014 FC 1157
• Public Mobile v Canada, 2011 FC 267
• Maritime
• Platypus Marine v Ship Tatu, 2016 FC 501
• Wells Fargo v Barge MLT-3, 2012 FC 738
• Patent Damage Calculation
• Janssen v Teva, 2016 FC 593
• Apotex v Merck, 2012 FC 1235
• Patent
• Amgen Canada v Apotex, 2015 FC 1261
• Bayer v Apotex, 2014 FC 403
• Abbvie v Janssen, 2014 FC 55
• E Mishan & Sons v Supertwk, 2014 FC 326
• AstraZeneca v Apotex, 2010 FC 714
• Merck v Pharmascience, 2010 FC 510
• Trademarks
• Victoria’s Secret v Thomas Pink, 2014 FC 76
• Continental Teves v Professional Engineers, 2013 FC 801
• HomeAway v Hrdlicke, 2012 FC 1487
• Wonderfarm v Border Ladner, 2011 FC 117
• Chamberlain v Lynx, 2010 FC 1287
• Transportation
• Canadian National Railway v Canada, 2011 FC 1201
• Air Canada v Toronto Port Authority, 2010 FC 774

Honors, Memberships, and Professional Activities

• Completed Virtual ADR training conducted by the JAMS Institute, the training arm of JAMS
• Registered Patent Agent
• Past President, Intellectual Property Association of Canada
• Fellow, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
• Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation, Law Society of Upper Canada
• Certified Specialist in Intellectual Property Law, Law Society of Upper Canada
• Past Director, Advocates’ Society

Publications

Author and co-author of numerous lectures, speeches and articles in the area of intellectual property, court practice and procedure.  Published works include:

• Canadian Federal Courts Practice
• Canadian Forms & Precedents - Intellectual Property
• Copyright Legislation & Commentary
• Federal Courts of Canada Service
• Halsbury's Laws of Canada – Copyright
• Halsbury's Laws of Canada – Patents, Trade Secrets and Industrial Designs
• Halsbury's Laws of Canada – Trade-marks, Passing Off and Unfair Competition
• Hughes on Copyright and Industrial Design
• Hughes on Trade Marks
• Patent Legislation & Commentary
• Trademarks Act & Commentary

Background and Education

• Appointed Judge of the Federal Court and ex officio member of the Federal Court of Appeal, 2005-2016
• Appointed Judge of the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada, 2006-2016
• Course Director, Master of Laws in Intellectual Property, Osgoode Hall Law School, 2000-2005
• Appointed Queen’s Counsel, 1984
• Called to Bar, Alberta, 1975
• Partner, Sim, Hughes, Ashton & McKay and Sim McBurney, 1968-2005
• Called to Bar, Ontario, 1968
• Bachelor of Laws (JD), University of Toronto, 1966
• Registered Professional Engineer, 1964
• Bachelor of Applied Science (Mechanical Engineering), Queen’s University, 1963