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Norman Siebrasse is a Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of New Brunswick (UNB). He joined UNB in 1993 after completing an LLM at the University of Chicago and clerking at the Supreme Court of Canada for Justice Beverley McLachlin (1991-1992). His research focuses on patent law, particularly pharmaceutical patents, patent remedies, and intersections of intellectual property with commercial law. He maintains the widely cited blog Sufficient Description, which analyzes Canadian patent law cases and is frequently referenced by courts.
Professor Siebrasse teaches courses in
- Intellectual Property Law
- Commercial Law
- Remedies
- Competition & Trade Regulation
His research explores critical issues like accounting of profits in patent disputes, overbreadth in patent claims, and corporate officer liability in IP contexts. His 2023 work on Nova v. Dow critiques judicial approaches to profit accounting remedies. Recent collaborations include studies on patent holdup in standard-essential patents and global consensus-building in patent remedies for complex technologies.
He actively contributes to professional bodies, serving on the Life Sciences and Patent Legislation Committees of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. His work bridges legal theory and practice, influencing both academic discourse and judicial decisions in Canadian IP law.
