Federal Courts of Canada Service, 2nd Edition

L. E. Trent Horne is an associate judge of the Federal Court. Prior to his appointment, he appeared as lead counsel in a wide range of intellectual property matters at the tribunal, trial, and appellate level, and was certified as a specialist in all areas of intellectual property by the Law Society of Ontario in 2009. Associate Judge Horne has also been a frequent speaker on intellectual property and advocacy issues. He has been recognized by a number of directories, including Chambers Global, the Canadian Legal Lexpert directory, IAM Patent 1000, and World Trademark Review 1000. He has an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

The Late Honourable Roger T. Hughes, K.C., B.Sc., LL.B., was a preeminent figure in the legal community for over 50 years.

While in private practice, Mr. Hughes appeared as counsel in all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada, in a large number of precedent-setting cases. In addition to numerous papers, he was also the author of textbooks in the litigation and intellectual property field, including Federal Courts of Canada Service; Hughes & Woodley on Patents, Second Edition; Hughes on Trade Marks, Second Edition; Hughes on Copyright & Industrial Design, Second Edition; Copyright Legislation & Commentary (annual edition); Patent Legislation & Commentary (annual edition); Trademarks Act & Commentary (annual edition); Halsbury’s Laws of Canada – Trademarks, Passing Off and Unfair Competition; Halsbury’s Laws of Canada – Patents, Trade Secrets and Industrial Designs; Canadian Forms & Precedents – Intellectual Property; and Canadian Forms & Precedents – Licensing.

Appointed to the Federal Court in 2005, Justice Hughes served with distinction until his retirement in 2016.

Throughout his career, and after his retirement from the Court, Justice Hughes was a committed teacher and mentor, speaking at conferences and university classes on diverse legal topics including court practice and procedure; patent, trademark and copyright law; and media and entertainment law.

Arthur B. Renaud, B.Sc., LL.B., is a member of the Law Society of Ontario. Retired from active practice following a 35 year career spent litigating intellectual property matters before the Courts, he maintains a keen interest in the Courts’ practices, procedures and decisions. Mr. Renaud is a co-author of Federal Courts of Canada Service (2nd edition) and Canadian Federal Courts Practice and a contributing author to Canadian Trademark Law Benchbook (3rd edition).