Chronology of Events (Reverse Order)

• (Updates will be posted here. Email [email protected] to be notified.)
• 2024-08-05 Complaint to Law Society of Ontario: Regarding perceived threats to LEAN Systems LP/GP and its Managing Director in 2023-09-07 Letter from M. Elizabeth Keenan of Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP, counsel for nVent.
• 2024-05-15 Investigation Request to the National Research Council of Canada: Regarding intellectual property owned by LEAN Systems LP (Assigned IP) and potential wrongdoing by Proxilogica in 2021-11-08 Confirmation letter to nVent from Brian Catalano at MLT Aikins LLP, counsel for David Southwell.
• 2024-02-29_Statement of Defence to Claim #2301 13873: Filed in Court of King’s Bench of Alberta by NVENT ELECTRIC PLC.
• 2024-01-29_Statement of Defence to Claim #2301 13873: Filed in Court of King’s Bench of Alberta by DAVID THOMAS SOUTHWELL AND PROXILOGICA CORP.
• 2023-12-22_Amended Statement of Claim #2301 13873 filed in Court of King’s Bench of Alberta: LEAN SYSTEMS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP and LEAN SYSTEMS GP INC. v. NVENT ELECTRIC PLC, DAVID THOMAS SOUTHWELL, and PROXILOGICA CORP. (Note: amendment includes corrected typos and minor clarifications to the original Statement of Claim filed on October 20, 2023).

• 2023-09-07 Express notice of nVent’s intention: Letter from M. Elizabeth Keenan of Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP, counsel for nVent.

• 2023-08-25 Response to Settlement Rejection: Letter from Wilson Laycraft, counsel for LEAN Systems LP/GP.
• 2023-08-18_2nd Request re. Arbitration: Letter from Wilson Laycraft, counsel for LEAN Systems LP/GP.
• 2023-08-14_Rejection of Settlement Offer: Letter from Brad Whitus, VP and Associate General Counsel for nVent Electric PLC with attachments 2021-11-05 and 2021-11-08 (below):
• 2023-07-18_1st Request re. Arbitration: Letter from Wilson Laycraft, counsel for LEAN Systems LP/GP.
• 2023-05-13_Settlement Offer: Letter to MLT Aikins LLP, counsel for David Southwell, and nVent Electric PLC.
• 2022-10-12_2nd Request re. Assigned IP: Demand Letter from Wilson Laycraft, counsel for LEAN Systems LP/GP.
• 2022-08-15_1st Request re. Assigned IP: 7-month email exchange between Managing Director LEAN Systems LP/GP and David Southwell confirming technology transition from Proxilogica to LEAN Systems LP/GP.
• 2022-07-15_Preserve Documents: Letter to David Southwell and nVent Electric PLC from Wilson Laycraft, counsel for LEAN Systems LP/GP.
• 2021-11-08_Written assurances to employment Pre-conditions: Confirmation letter to nVent from Brian Catalano at MLT Aikins LLP, counsel for David Southwell.

• 2021-11-05_Pre-condition of employment at nVent: Letter to David Southwell from President at nVent Thermal Management (Note: Page 3 of 3 document footer is missing on the attachment in 2023-08-14 Letter from Brad Whitus, VP and Associate General Counsel for nVent Electric PLC).

• 2021-10-07_Meeting between VP Global Technology at nVent Thermal Management, and David Southwell: Transcript.

• 2021-10-07_Technology meeting between Chief Technology Officer at nVent Electric PLC and David Southwell: Transcript.

• 2021-10-06_ Meeting between VP Global Technology at nVent Thermal Management, and David Southwell: Transcript.

• 2021-10-06_Email exchange between VP Mergers & Acquisitions at nVent Electric PLC and Managing Director LEAN Systems LP/GP: Guidance on issues and concerns.

• 2021-10-04_Email exchange between President at nVent Thermal Management and Dave Southwell: Request to obtain LEAN Systems LP/GP contact details for VP Mergers & Acquisitions at nVent Electric PLC.

September 2021 Inventure$ Canada Pitchdeck

September 2021 Inventure$ Pitch Demonstration

• 2021-07-08 Industry News: Greenhouse Canada discussing Lean Systems collaboration with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
• 2021-06-01 Joint Press Release: News item – Albertan collaboration tests early warning and pest monitoring system.

October 2018 Sentinel Concept Video (Including Firefly)

• 2018-10-22 Canadian Patent Application CA3021755A1 (Firefly).

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About LEAN Systems:

LEAN Systems Limited Partnership (LP) was registered in the Province of Alberta on July 19, 2018, to help fund development of proprietary technologies in the field of horticulture.  The LP is managed by LEAN Systems GP Inc.