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CCCA_V3No2_Col-News-FIN.qxd:CCCA_V1No2_Col-News-V1.qxd 4/28/09 11:57 AM Page 45 Nouvelles de l’ACCJE Opinion Polling Division for North America. Robert V.A. Jones Award At its 2009 Spring Conference in Montreal, the Canadian Corporate Counsel Assoc- iation bestowed its 2009 RobertV.A. Jones Award on Barry M. Fisher,Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of SAP Canada Inc. Mr. Fisher has made many contribu- tions to CCCA and corporate counsel, including: • initiating five years ago and continuing to advise on the Davies Ward Phillips L to R: Derek Edward Patterson, CCCA Vice President; J. Leanne Andree, CCCA President; Vineberg LLP/CCCA In-House Counsel Barry M. Fisher, Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of SAP Canada Inc.; Barometer Survey; Sandra C. Swystun, Corporate Counsel, Viterra • championing the CCCA Mentoring Program from its inception as an idea grams and services for our Francophone for the CCCA’s founding executive through its implementation as a success- members and proposing,as Membership director, who served the association from CARLOS AMAT PHOTOGRAPHY • serving, as a bilingual lawyer, as a strong The Robert V.A. Jones Award is named mitment to the advancement of the in- ful CCCA initiative (he has been a men- Committee chair, several initiatives 1989 to 1999. His leadership and com- resulting in increased programming for tor himself in the program and sits on the our Francophone members. house counsel community have set a high Mentoring Program Sub-Committee); standard for CCCA members and the recipients of this annual award. advocate of the CCCA’s growing pro- 2009 Summer Courses in Understanding Understanding The Trade-marks The Business of Copyright Practitioner – Patents – Trade-marks – Intellectual An Introductory An Introductory An Advanced August 10–12 Course Course Course Copyright in Property July 27–28 August 3–4 August 10–11 Entertainment and Publishing Licensing and The Beginning: Basics of Canadian Obtaining a Patent Trade-mark Procurement Current Topics in Trade-mark Law August 10–12 For professionals in the business, July 29–31 August 5–7 Copyright in Internet, legal and public sectors. Exploiting IP Rights: Fundamentals of August 12–14 Technology and Software A Worldwide Strategy Trade-mark Management Trade-mark Opposition for Attacking and and Contentious and Litigation Defending a Patent Proceedings All courses are held at Mark your calendar now! www.cce.mcgill.ca/ip McGill University in Montreal. ÉTÉ 2009 CCCA Canadian Corporate Counsel Association 45