Find Lawyers in Canada for Intellectual Property Law

Christopher Aide heads Baker McKenzie's Intellectual Property Practice Group in Toronto. He has more than 25 years' experience advising on global trademark and design portfolio management, global brand protection, intellectual property enforcement, licensing and anti-counterfeiting matters. Christopher has co-authored and published the second volume of Markenvertragsrecht (Trademark Contracts Law), as well as numerous articles on various IP topics. He is also a speaker at a wide range of clie...

Alexandre Ajami’s intellectual property practice includes trademarks, copyright and licensing. He represents clients in a variety of industries, including franchising, computer technology, the cultural sector and manufacturing. He has also developed comprehensive knowledge of agriculture and food production and represents many businesses working in this industry. Alexandre has extensive experience in assisting clients to acquire, protect, licence, exploit, and enforce intellectual prope...

Specializing in all aspects of trademark and copyright law, Daniel has a talent for connecting with clients and bringing clarity and efficiency to their most complex issues. In his IP law practice, Daniel regularly advises clients, ranging from SMEs to fortune 500 companies, in the areas of trademarks and copyright law, including registration, strategic management, ownership and control, licensing and enforcement. He is also one of Canada’s leading experts in intellectual property issue...

Paul Armitage is a partner in the firm's Vancouver office practising in the Intellectual Property and Technology Law Groups. His practice focuses on procurement, technology licensing, outsourcing, commercial contracts, privacy law, data security, cloud computing, e-commerce, and anti-spam and anti-spyware (CASL) compliance. Paul has extensive experience in the information technology, financial services, telecommunications, life sciences and health industries, as well as infrastructure and fac...

Jonathan Auerbach is a partner, patent agent and trademark agent in the Intellectual Property Group. He has a broad range of experience in all aspects of intellectual property, with a particular emphasis on patent, trademark and copyright litigation, prosecution, licensing, counseling and transactions. He is regarded as an IP strategist amongst clients and peers. Jonathan also has extensive experience in the acquisition, clearance, prosecution, enforcement and licensing of trademarks, includi...

A partner of the firm, Mtre Cindy Bélanger practices in intellectual property law and in advertising and marketing. A trademark agent, Mtre Cindy Bélanger develops strategies for trademark filings in Canada and abroad and adapts them to her clients’ objectives. She advises them on matters relating to trademark adoption and registration, trademark licences, copyright and domain name. She also works in litigation cases involving trademarks and copyright. She also specializes...

Armand Benitah is a Partner and Chair of the firm’s Toronto Intellectual Property (IP) Group. He is a lawyer and also a registered patent and trademark agent. Through his broad IP practice, Armand works with clients on all facets of IP, from patents, trademarks, and copyrights, to industrial design and trade secrets. Providing thoughtful, strategic and tailored advice, Armand assists clients through the creation, protection, commercialization, licensing and enforcement of IP. He regular...

Dan Bereskin is a founding partner of Bereskin & Parr LLP. He was appointed King's Counsel in 1982 and a Member of the Order of Canada in 2020 for his leadership in the field of intellectual property law in Canada and abroad. He is the author of The Canadian Law of Unfair Competition, the editor/author of International Trademark Dilution, and of more than fifty papers and articles on various intellectual property law subjects. Dan is a recipient of the INTA President's Award, having serve...

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Vincent Bergeron specializes in information technology, copyright, trademarks, patents, trade secrets and technology transfer. He also practices in the areas of entertainment law and business law. Vincent Bergeron advises clients on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property assets related to information technology, in the fields of software, mobile applications, Open Source software, gaming industry, Internet of Things (IoT), wearables, virtual reality and augmented reality. His...

As a skilled litigator and negotiator, Mark Biernacki has helped clients for close to two decades with their intellectual property needs, focusing on litigation and trademark prosecution. Mark’s litigation practice spans all areas of intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyrights and industrial designs, in a variety of subject matter. Clients appreciate his considerable experience in pharmaceutical patent litigation, including under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Co...

Adam Bobker is a partner in the litigation group at Bereskin & Parr with over 25 years of experience. He is also the co-leader of the firm's copyright group. Before his law degree, Adam studied electrical engineering and worked in the GM Car Body Assembly Plant in Oshawa. Adam's practice focuses on contentious matters in all areas of intellectual property. He has significant experience litigating patent, trademark, copyright, and industrial design cases before the Federal Court and Federa...

Christian Bolduc has practised in the field of intellectual property for more than 25 years with a focus on trademark law. His experience covers all stages of the trademark life cycle and consists primarily of procurement, oppositions and cancellation proceedings, management, strategic counselling and enforcement. He routinely prepares and prosecutes trademark applications and prepares opinions on availability, registrability, validity and infringement. He is also highly skilled in assisting ...

Allan draws on his legal acumen and real-world experience as an engineer for top-tier companies to draft and successfully prosecute patent applications for innovative electrical, electronic and computer-related inventions in Canada and around the world. With twenty years of experience, he has spearheaded more than 200 originating patent applications and is often sought out by Ottawa-based and top global innovators to safeguard their IP interests. In addition, his drafting and patenting of tec...

James Buchan is a partner located in Gowlings' Toronto office. James is a member of the firm's Board of Trustees, as well as a past leader of the firm's National Practice Group for Intellectual Property Litigation and a past co-leader of its National Trademarks Practice Group. As a barrister and solicitor, James' expertise in the IP field is broad-based and extensive, covering a wide range of IP-related contentious and non-contentious matters, including patent, trademark and copyright litigat...

Stéphane Caron is a partner in the firm's Ottawa office, practising in the intellectual property law department with an emphasis on copyright, trademarks and intellectual property litigation. Stéphane has extensive experience advising in contentious and non-contentious matters involving the management, protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in Canada and internationally. He represents clients before the Federal Court of Canada, the Ontario Superior Court of J...

Laurent Carrière is the Editor-in-chief of the ROBIC Canadian Copyright Act Annotated and of the ROBIC Canadian Trade-Marks Act Annotated as well as co-author of ROBIC Loi canadienne sur les marques de commerce annotée, all published by Carswell. Laurent Carriere was also Editor-in-chief of Les Cahiers de propriété intellectuelle from 1997 to 2018, of which he is now the president; from 2007 to 2017, he was also on the editorial advisory board World Intellectual Pr...

Isi Caulder is a partner with Bereskin & Parr LLP and Co-Leader of the Artificial Intelligence and Cleantech practice groups. Isi leverages 20 years of patent prosecution experience and deep industry knowledge to guide technology companies through the process of strategically developing, managing and monetizing their IP rights in North America and worldwide. Clients and colleagues note her to be "a friendly, professional and patient lawyer" who is "very responsive and has great communicat...

Brigitte Chan is a partner with Bereskin & Parr LLP and head of the firm's Montréal office. Brigitte provides legal and strategic advice to domestic and International clients on trademark prosecution, opposition, licensing and enforcement, as well as on industrial design, copyright, related regulatory matters. She holds both a Civil Law degree and a Common Law degree, and is a member of the Quebec and Ontario Bar, appearing before the Federal courts and Trademark Opposition Board. ...

Junyi practices intellectual property law with an emphasis on patent litigation and general IP matters in the areas of pharmaceuticals and other health sciences. She has appeared frequently before the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal. Junyi is a Registered Patent Agent and Registered Trademark Agent in Canada, and has extensive experience in patent and trademark prosecution matters and licensing. Junyi is fluent in Mandarin and has frequently represented Chinese clients in patent...

Jung-Kay Chiu is an intellectual property lawyer based in Toronto and the Canadian national chair of our intellectual property group. He has over 20 years of experience practicing in all areas of intellectual property law, with a focus on intellectual property acquisition, protection and exploitation in the field of biotechnology and medical devices. He has particularly deep expertise in drug delivery, stem cells, precision medicine, diagnostic biomarkers and surgical equipment. He has worked...

Stephanie Chong is a partner with Hoffer Adler LLP, a Toronto boutique firm which focuses on franchising, corporate law, litigation and intellectual property. Stephanie practises exclusively in intellectual property law, with an emphasis on trademark acquisition, management, enforcement and strategy for SMEs and large multi-nationals. Stephanie received her law degree from the University of British Columbia, and later returned to school while working full-time in private practice to obtain he...

Paula Clancy is a partner and trademark agent in Gowling WLG's Ottawa office. She is a member of the Intellectual Property Group and her practice focuses on trademarks.Paula has more than 26 years of experience as a corporate/commercial and trademark lawyer, and she is certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in IP (Trademarks). Her background in business law and intellectual property law is a valuable asset to her clients.Paula works with in-house counsel as an extension of th...

Regina Corrigan is a partner in the Calgary office of the firm, head of the office's Business Law Department and practice group leader for its Intellectual Property Law Department. Regina's practice focuses on the areas of trademarks and technology commercialization. She has significant experience with all aspects of trademark law, including, prosecution, opposition, licensing and rights transfer in Canada. Regina also holds in-depth expertise in the commercialization and development of techn...

Marie-Eve Côté specializes in transactional, commercial and corporate law as well as technology transfers. She advises clients on strategies related to commercial matters as well as intellectual property. Taking into account the business reality of her clients, Marie-Eve advises them on maximizing the protection of their interests and assets. She is involved in the development and implementation of contractual structures and technology transfer programs. Although Marie-Eve specia...

Noel Courage is a partner with Bereskin & Parr LLP and member of the Life Sciences practice group. Noel's practice focuses on the patenting and licensing of biotechnological, chemical and mechanical inventions. He provides opinions on patent validity and infringement issues. He also has experience in regulatory, trademark and copyright law, and provides advice on IP portfolio management strategy. His regulatory work includes advising on data exclusivity, Patent Medicine Prices Review Boar...

Monique Couture is one of Canada's leading trademark lawyers. A Gowling WLG partner in Ottawa, she manages a vibrant intellectual property counselling and litigation practice, with an emphasis on trademark enforcement, anti-counterfeiting and prosecution. Monique protects her clients' brands across a broad range of industries, including manufacturing, music, entertainment, alcoholic beverages, pharmaceutical, hospitality, fashion and retail services. Monique is highly regarded for the depth o...

Michael Crichton is a partner in Gowling WLG's Ottawa office and the Canadian leader of Gowling WLG's Intellectual Property Litigation & Strategy Group. Michael has well over a decade of experience as an intellectual property litigator and strategic adviser. Both his domestic and international clients consist of companies engaged in a wide range of technologies, including mechanical, electrical, computer hardware and software, manufacturing/fabrication, communications, and related technol...

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Catherine Daigle practises intellectual property law with a focus on trademarks and advertising issues. She has developed a practice that addresses strategic issues related to trademark portfolio management on an international level for a range of clients in a variety of disciplines. Ms. Daigle assists clients across all the stages of the trademark life cycle, including clearance and availability opinions, developing filing strategies, trademark prosecution and administrative proceedings befo...

Brian Daley practises intellectual property law, with a focus on patents, trademarks and litigation at the trial, appellate and Supreme Court levels. He has particular experience in regulatory matters and litigation involving mechanical, medical device and pharmaceutical patents. He worked as an engineer for four years before studying law. Mr. Daley is often retained to act as lead counsel on complex patent litigation and has been recognized as one of Canada’s leading lawyers in this ar...

Daniel Daniele practises in all areas of intellectual property law, including copyright, trademarks and patents. Mr. Daniele is also a member of the Supreme Court of Canada and appellate advocacy practice team and the recall and crisis management practice team. Mr. Daniele has particular experience in pharmaceutical patent litigation. He has acted for innovative pharmaceutical companies in proceedings under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations, patent infringement actions...

Gary's practice extends from the prosecution of trademark applications through to litigation of intellectual property rights. He appears in the courts of the Province of Ontario, as well as the Federal Court of Canada and before the Trademark Opposition Board. Gary has thirty years' experience in the intellectual property field. He advises clients in complex licensing issues and has acted as intellectual property counsel in major corporate transactions. Gary is also involved in charitable org...

Daniel is a principal in Smart & Biggar's Ottawa office. Drawing on his diverse IP litigation experience and knowledge, Daniel excels at using the legal process to achieve his clients’ business objectives and focuses wholly on maximizing their success. Driven by the intellectual challenge of advocating for his clients, Daniel strives to gain a deeper understanding of the underlying business issues at the core of each litigation case. This insight allows him to provide a realistic vi...

Carmela De Luca is a partner with Bereskin & Parr LLP and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Carmela is a lawyer and registered patent agent in Canada and the United States and practices in all areas of intellectual property, focusing on patent matters, particularly for life science companies. She advises clients on strategic global aspects of obtaining and managing patent portfolios, as well as in the preparation and procurement of patents and industrial designs. She works...

Chantal Desjardins is a partner, lawyer and trade-mark agent in Lavery’s intellectual property group. She contributes actively to the development of her clients’ rights in this field, which includes the protection of trade-marks, industrial designs, copyright, trade secrets, domain names and other related forms of intellectual property, in order to promote her clients’ business goals. Me Desjardins provides legal advice and expertise with respect to protecting and managing I...

Julie Desrosiers is Chair of the firm's Technology and Intellectual Property Practice Group. Ms. Desrosiers regularly acts on behalf of high technology businesses in connection with injunctions, seizures and procedures seeking to protect elements of their intellectual property or their trade secrets and strategic information. Currently, Ms. Desrosiers’ practice is almost exclusively in IP litigation, primarily in the field of patent litigation with an emphasis on pharmaceutical patents,...

Jean-François Drolet has over 20 years’ experience in all areas of intellectual property, particularly in trademark, industrial design and and copyright matters. His intellectual property experience is often sought by members of our Canadian business law group in financing transactions involving intangible assets and in corporate sales and acquisitions. Drawing on an extensive network of correspondents worldwide, Mr. Drolet also manages large trademark and industrial design portf...

An accomplished IP litigator and leader of the Firm's Litigation Group, Jean-Sébastien is committed to providing legal solutions and achieving results that fit with clients’ short- and long-term business plans. Clients rely on him to present potential options and to provide decisive guidance on the best course of action. Never one to compromise on quality, he is diligent in preparing and advocating for clients in court, while anticipating issues and challenges that may arise from...

Alain Y. Dussault is a partner, lawyer and trade-mark agent in Lavery’s intellectual property group. He practices mainly in intellectual property litigation and has an extensive experience in patents, trade-marks, copyrights and industrial designs litigations. He acted in several high-profile intellectual property litigations including multijurisdictional litigation for clients in various industries, such as: pharmaceutical, food, electronics, forest and entertainment. He has represente...

Mark Evans focusses on providing sophisticated trademark protection, management and counselling services. He represents many of the world's most famous brand owners and personalities, and is widely recognized as one of Canada's leading trademark lawyers. Mark has been honoured as Canada's "Trademark Litigator of the Year" in 2014 and 2015 by Benchmark Canada, and was one of Managing Intellectual Property’s six nominees as Canada’s “Outstanding IP Practitioner” for 2015...

Ryan is recognized by clients and colleagues as a skilled strategist and seasoned litigator in all aspects of IP litigation and dispute resolution. With the ability to understand complex technologies and the related legal issues that arise, Ryan has earned a reputation as a razor-sharp advocate with a pragmatic approach. Whether providing strategic risk-management advice, conducting investigations, or appearing in Court, Ryan is known for deeply understanding his clients’ needs and obje...

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Maxime primarily advises clients doing business in the fields of technology, video games, digital media, film, television, publishing and music. In the context of his broad legal practice in technology law, Maxime represents and advises clients in the negotiation and drafting of contracts related to all aspects of technology commercialization, including outsourcing agreements, software licensing, systems integration, and IT services. In the field of entertainment law, he represents producers,...

Gunars Gaikis is one of Canada’s premier and most experienced life sciences intellectual property litigators. He holds the role of Of Counsel in Smart & Biggar’s Toronto office, and has more than 25 years of experience in the highly specialized field of pharmaceutical patent, trademark and related litigation. He has been described by independent IP lawyers’ reviewers as a “seasoned gladiator”, praised as a “a skilled fighter and lifecycle strategist for...