Not exact matches
As a result of the decision, parties challenging the validity of an issued Canadian patent may no longer point to a lack of good faith when responding during the prosecution process as a basis of invalidit
As a
result of the
decision, parties challenging the validity
of an issued Canadian patent may no longer point to a lack
of good
faith when responding during the prosecution process
as a basis of invalidit
as a basis
of invalidity.
However, the Supreme Court
of Canada, in a 1997 ruling known
as the Wallace
decision, set out how a firing, if done in a cavalier way, can
result in «bad
faith «damages in addition to normal severance pay.
In circumstances such
as this a suspicion will be raised, often for good reason, that the
decision to place the employee on the PIP was made in bad
faith (often the
result of a personality conflict between the employee and his or her manager).
In the event
of suits or claims in which one or more current or past officers or directors or employees
of the Association are named
as a
result of their status
as such or
decisions or actions taken in good
faith and reasonably understood to be within the scope
of their authority or employment during their term
as such, the National Association shall, directly or through insurance secured for the benefit
of such officers and directors and employees, secure counsel to act on behalf
of and provide a defense for such officers, directors and employees; pay reasonable defense expenses incurred in advance
of final disposition
of such case; and indemnify such officers, directors and employees with respect to any liability assessed or incurred
as a
result of any such claim, suit or action.