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12 Aug 1:21 pm
On July 30, 2009, Hydro-Quebec submitted its Strategic Plan for 2009-2013 (the "Strategic Plan") with
the Minister of Natural Resources and Wildlife. The Strategic Plan comprises measures that will support energy efficiency, development of renewable energies and technological
innovation. A few goals of Hydro-Quebec's Strategic Plan include: 1. Achieving a 8 billion kWh in
energy savings in Quebec by 2013; 2. Integrating new wind power capacity by bringing nearly 4,000 MW of ...
5 Mar 2:59 pm
... This case is a patent infringement suit involving the technology behind rechargeable lithium iron phosphate-based batteries. According to the Plaintiffs, the technology was invented
and patented by a University of Texas faculty member, Dr. Goodenough, and licensed to Plaintiff Hydro-Quebec. Defendant moves to both dismiss all claims under the '640 patent for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and failure to state a ...
12 Jun 7:10 am
Jeffrey Gleason of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, counsel for A123 Systems, Inc. filed a motion yesterday, June 11, 2009, to reopen the A123 Systems, Inc. v. Hydro-Quebec case: Plaintiff A123 Systems, Inc. ("A123") hereby moves the Court to reopen the above-captioned case.
As grounds for this motion, A123 states that, on January 30, 2007, this Court dismissed this case without prejudice to either party moving to ...
21 Oct 2:42 pm
Judge Sparks in the Hydro-Quebec v. Valence Technology, Inc. case (No. A-06-CA-111-SS) in the US
District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division issued the following order on October 14, 2009: BE IT REMEMBERED on this day the Court reviewed the eight volumes of
pleadings in the above-styled cause, and further noting that a stack of pleadings consisting of thousands of pages and arising over 14 inches above the undersigned's desk, received a
Motion to ...
27 Jul 2:52 pm
... and biomass projects in BC, Alberta and Quebec. In June, it added the 198MW Wolfe Island wind farm to bring its operating total to 694
megawatts with another 252 megawatts in late-stage development. Canadian Hydro Developers truly is a great Canadian ... to buy the green assets
now, rather than purchasing the carbon offsets later? If that is true, then it is possible that Canadian Hydro is undervalued today. There are
so many questions, that only time will be able to answer. At least for now, the ...
21 May 3:22 pm
... (FERC) today approved a funding arrangement for the construction of a major transmission line that will cross into the United States from Quebec to become part of the U.S. energy grid. FERC has even agreed to exclude the cost of ... to consumers. Essentially, this means that FERC has, for the
first time, recognized Hydro-Québec's hydroelectricity as a "clean" source of energy, meaning Quebec
can now participate in the Obama clean energy policy and help New England move away from gas-fired power. ...
11 Jun, 2007 2:38 pm
At a press conference earlier today, the Quebec provincial government officially launched the Information Security and Personal Information
Protection Week. Partners include government departments and Crown corporations such as Hydro Québec and Loto Québec as ... a public-private
partnership. As part of the launch, the government today released results of a survey of 1070 regular Internet users in Quebec aged 14 years
and up conducted on its behalf by Léger Marketing between March 12 and 26, 2007: A ...
5 May 7:26 am
... , they may seek to challenge the constitutionality of the federal government's plan. The Supreme Court ruled in R. v. Hydro-Quebec that the federal government can regulate environmental matters under its criminal law power. Noted constitutional scholar Peter Hogg has ... -based
mechanisms) may not fit as neatly into the criminal law power as did the prohibition enforced by a penal sanction that was considered in Hydro
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30 Sep 1:06 pm
... for plug-in cars that first sold stock today, is in talks to end a patent dispute with the University of Texas and Hydro-Quebec over technology underlying its products. The parties "continue to engage in ongoing settlement discussions that may resolve the issues ... be handled
in federal court in Dallas, where the university's suit was filed, or in Boston, where A123 sued Montreal-based Hydro-Quebec. In a Sept. 22 regulatory filing, A123 said it could be forced to pay "substantial damages" if the ...
10 Aug, 2008 2:58 pm
... of complaints filed by unionized employees in the context of the closure of the store at which they worked located in Jonquiere, Quebec.
The Commission had before it 79 complaints by employees at the Jonquiere store. The crux of the issue is whether a store ... way in which their decisions were being applied (Wallace in
the case of Keays and Meiorin in the case of Hydro Quebec). Further, the Supreme Court has held that
certain associational activities are constitutionally protected (Health Services ...
2 Apr 4:28 pm
... , two other Canadian Provinces have completed a historic transmission agreement to facilitate the export of electricity to the United States. Quebec and Newfoundland announced today that Quebec has agreed to allow Newfoundland's Nalcor Energy to transport or
"wheel" its excess electricity (generated by the Upper Churchill Hydroelectric station) through Hydro-Quebec's power lines to the Canada-U.S. Border, where Emera Energy Inc. (a Nova Scotia Power ...
24 Apr 11:36 am
As a follow-up to my March 5, 2009 post, the Reexamination Certificate has issued on the '640 patent in the Hydro-Quebec v. Valence Technology case. Thanks to the reader who forwarded me the Certificate (Download '640 Reexamination Certificate Issued).
13 Sep, 2006 8:23 am
... Texas, which owns U.S. Patents 5,910,382 and 6,514,640 (both titled "Cathode materials for secondary (rechargeable) lithium batteries") joined Hydro-Quebec, who is the exclusive licensee, in suing A123 Systems, Black & Decker and China BAK Battery, Inc.
for allegedly infringing the two patents. The case was filed in the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. There are reports that A123 Systems ...
20 Dec, 2006 4:33 pm
... upheld as criminal when it appears the federal government intended it to be considered under POGG. This is the last new topic of term one. Reference re Validity of Section 5(a) of
the Dairy Industry Act (margarine reference) (1949) RJR MacDonald Inc v Canada (Attorney-Gen) (1995) R v Hydro-Quebec (1997) Reference re Firearms Act (1996) Download Standard Podcast
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18 Feb, 2007 8:00 pm
... 1, 2007, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed in The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, on behalf of the University of Texas at Austin;
Hydro-Quebec v. Nippon Telephone and Telegraph Corporation, docket no. 05-51432, the district court's
denial of foreign-state status to NTT, a Japanese company. The plaintiffs alleged that an NTT research scientist had disclosed to NTT confidential ...
22 Jul, 2008 12:12 pm
My partner Rob Weir and I just published a Legal Alert on the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Hydro Quebec. The Court has been very busy of late on the labour and employment law front.
13 Oct, 2008 12:12 pm
... and DirecTV over two patents for broadcasting events to hand-held devices within a venue (Law360) Nippon Telegraph - Nippon offers $30 million to end battery patent suit brought by
University of Texas and Hydro-Quebec (Law360) Oracle - Financial Systems Technology files patent
infringement suit over Oracle's database management system (Law360) Osteotech - Court bars presuit damages in bone-cleaning patent case against Regeneration Technologies ...
14 Oct, 2008 6:28 am
... NTT's alleged misuse of trade secrets related to rechargeable batteries. In the out-of-court settlement, NTT will pay 30 million dollars to the university and Hydro-Quebec, a Canadian energy firm, and grant an exclusive license for its patented lithium rechargeable battery
technology to the plaintiffs. But the Japanese telecommunications firm denied any wrongdoing. In the suit, filed with a Texas state court in 2001, ...
18 Nov 3:29 pm
The following is excerpted from the "Defendants' Third Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint" filed on
November 16, 2009 in the Hydro-Quebec v. A123 Systems case: Defendants A123 Systems, Inc., Black
& Decker Corporation, Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., and China BAK Battery Inc. hereby request a 76-day extension to January 31, 2010 ...
23 Jun 8:00 am
... years. In this context, self-sufficiency is both a significant and an aggressive goal. In an effort to meet that goal, BC Hydro heavily
promotes conservation, and is looking to the private sector to build new renewable energy projects. Second, in June, ... a very good thing the Canadian Provinces are taking the
initiative to fight climate change (in addition to BC, Ontario and Quebec are some other good examples that I am aware of), as the Government
of Canada has been extremely slow in passing any ...
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