Find Lawyers in Montréal, Quebec for Intellectual Property Law
Practice Area Overview
Intellectual property law, however, has expanded in many ways to extend into ancillary and related areas such as licensing; mergers and acquisitions; related regulatory issues; advertising and marketing issues; packaging and labels; as well as new media and copyright. Enforcement and creation of intellectual property rights is also integral to the life-cycle management strategy for the development of a new product as well as the development and protection of the market for that product.
Further, a given product may involve more than one IP issue. For instance, a new product may involve a new technology, which may give rise to a patent; it may be sold under a trademark and may involve other related issues.
While each of these areas has a similar structure in the sense of first requiring a creation of right, and then enforcement, each of the sub-areas has their own unique characteristics and requirements. Consequently, there are many types of intellectual property lawyers.
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
Barry Gamache specializes in trademark law. He has practiced in this field for almost two decades. He was named among the best lawyers in Canada in the field of intellectual property by the Best Lawyers in Canada 2010 publication. He has been involved in numerous disputes that have had impact on trademark law. His practice focuses on, but is not limited to, disputes concerning trademark law, for the most part, before the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal.Barry Gamache’s clie...
Julie Gauvreau is a partner, lawyer, patent agent and trade-mark agent in Lavery’s intellectual property group. She holds a degree in microbiology from Université de Montréal and began her practice in 1998. She is a lawyer, a registered patent agent in Canada and in the United States, and a trade-mark agent. Julie Gauvreau has developed a successful patent practice with a full range of clients in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical fields. Her specialty resides in helping...
Louis-Pierre Gravelle is a partner with Bereskin & Parr LLP. He is co-leader of the Quantum Technologies Group. Louis-Pierre's practice focuses on assisting clients in crafting and implementing their IP strategy, and preparing and prosecuting patent applications. He is often sought to provide due diligence opinions, and providing IP valuation analyses. Litigation and business transactions with a significant IP content round out his practice. He has experience in telecommunications, micro-...
François Guay is among the most experienced intellectual property litigators in Canada and a highly sought-after advisor to the largest, most innovative companies in the world. His “tactical acumen has saved the day for the likes of Microsoft, Nike and Air Canada. His ability to give reliable, early cost-benefit assessments allow senior business executives to plan ahead confidently and get an edge over their competitors” ( IAM Patents 1000, 2018 ) . As one of the most succe...
Isabelle Jomphe is a partner, lawyer and trade-mark agent in Lavery’s intellectual property group. Ms. Jomphe’s expertise includes trade-mark, industrial design, copyright, domain names, trade secrets, technology transfers, as well as advertising law, labelling and Charter for the French Language regulations. Ms. Jomphe is known for providing strategic and practical advice in all aspects of IP law, with an emphasis in the field of trade-marks. She advises clients in trade-mark cle...
Caroline Jonnaert is a member of the Emerging Technologies Group at ROBIC. She specializes in information technology law, trademarks, copyright, and advertising and marketing law. Her strength? Reconciling rigor and creativity. Thanks to her academic and professional background, Caroline quickly grasps legal issues and finds pragmatic solutions based on the business needs of her clients. Caroline holds a doctorate in law from the Université de Montréal. Her thesis, for which she...
Marie Lafleur is a seasoned intellectual property litigator. She regularly appears before the courts in proceedings under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations and litigation concerning pharmaceutical patent infringement or invalidity. Her expertise encompasses biologicals and biosimilars. Marie has represented numerous companies in proceedings to prevent the Minister of Health from issuing Notices of Compliance that would allow generic versions of patented drugs to be sol...
Virginia Lam adds value through her versatile and multidisciplinary approach. Virginia Lam has over 30 years of real estate law, business law and intellectual property experience. Her multidisciplinary expertise covers all facets of a company’s commercial activities. She assists local, national and international clients with the sale and purchase of assets and shares, service and distribution contracts, real estate sales and acquisitions, development projects and general contractual mat...
Joanie is a partner within the Intellectual Property (IP), Agribusiness, Food and Beverage, and Life Sciences groups. She specializes in high-stakes IP litigation, and in the efficient elaboration and protection of IP portfolios. Joanie has an extensive knowledge of the IP legislative and regulatory landscape. She sees IP as more than obtaining, registering or using patents, industrial designs, trademarks or copyrights; for her, IP a way to advance knowledge, obtain return on investment, fina...
François Larose is a lawyer, trademark agent and partner with Bereskin & Parr LLP. His practice focuses on all aspects of trademark law in addition to copyright, IP related agreements, and IP related regulatory issues, such as to the Charter of the French Language. He represents clients – local, national and multinational, from all industries – before the courts and tribunals in any intellectual property rights litigation.
Guillaume Lavoie Ste-Marie’s is a Principal in Smart & Biggar's Montreal office whose practice focusses on litigation in the fields of copyright, patents and trademarks. He is involved in various aspects of litigation before the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Superior Court of Québec, including conducting examinations for discovery, cross-examinations, preparing witnesses, assisting experts in preparing reports in complex patent and copyright matters, and ...
Christian Leblanc specializes in intellectual property with a focus on patents, particularly pharmaceutical patents. His practice also encompasses media, communications, and defamation law. Christian has been recognized in numerous legal directories for his exceptional understanding of the business world. Christian represents many clients from various industries who want to protect their intellectual property and high technology rights. A seasoned litigator, Christian has acted on behalf of c...
Alain M. Leclerc is a patent and trademark agent and intellectual property lawyer. He advises, guides and represents clients in connection with intellectual property asset protection, with particular emphasis on drafting and obtaining patents. Alain develops winning strategies for protecting and enhancing the value of intellectual property. He is able to propose proactive and practical solutions based on thirty years of experience. He has written numerous authoritative works on intellectual p...
Hugh Mansfield is a partner, lawyer, patent agent and trade-mark agent in Lavery’s intellectual property group. He practices in the intellectual property field since 2000. He is a lawyer and a registered patent agent in both Canada and the United States. Before practicing in intellectual property, he worked for over six years in Germany within a major consulting engineering firm, developing both air-ground data links and software simulating data communications in the aviation field. Hug...
Jean-Philippe practises technology and intellectual property law. He combines in-depth knowledge and strategic thinking to help companies in the software, entertainment, consumer products, natural resources, social networks, online services, e-commerce and manufacturing industries. He expertly acts for numerous companies as a trademark agent and advises them on their global trademark strategy. Jean-Philippe appears before the courts and specialized boards. He has extensive experience in oppos...
Marek Nitoslawski is a seasoned IP litigator whose winning strategies in patent, trademark and copyright matters have earned him the respect of clients, colleagues and the courts. In recent years he has represented clients in cross-national patent litigation involving electronics, aeronautics and recreational vehicles. Many of Marek’s cases have set legal precedents, showcasing his “outside the box” approach to complex legal issues. Marek’s profound knowledge of all fi...
As Partner in charge of the business law group of Robic, LLP ("Robic"), I specialise in the preparation and negotiation of licensing agreements, technology transfers and in the fields of commercial and corporate law such as VC financing, joint venture, mergers and acquisitions, and product/technology acquisitions. Since October 2011, I have served as Counsel and now as Board member and corporate secretary to the Licensing Executives Society International ("LESI"). From October 2009 to Septemb...
Dario Pietrantonio specializes in the fields of business law and intellectual property. He counsels clients primarily with regard to the management, protection, enforcement and commercialization of intellectual property rights and business law more generally such as acquisitions, financings, technology transfers, franchise and distribution agreements. He also advises clients with regard to contentious matters of a commercial nature including more particularly those involving intellectual prop...
Patricia Seguin has been managing large national and international trademark portfolios for more than 35 years. She provides opinions and creative advice on trademark selection, availability and infringement. Patricia actively prosecutes and defends trademark registered or not. Patricia uses her personalized approach and comprehensive view of the client’s needs to offer creative, effective and customized solutions that enhance the value of intellectual property assets. Clients can then ...
Michael Shortt is a lawyer and trademark agent. His practice focuses on both litigation and transactional work, with an emphasis on the videogame and artificial intelligence industries. As a member of the Québec and Ontario bars, he advises clients on both common-law and civil-law matters. As a litigator, Michael represents clients in intellectual property and commercial disputes. He has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal, the Ont...
Nikita Stepin practises in all areas of commercial technology and intellectual property law as well as intellectual property litigation before the Federal Court of Canada and Federal Court of Appeal. Mr. Stepin provides legal advice and services relating to corporate and commercial transactions involving technology and intellectual property rights, including the negotiation and drafting of software as a service agreements, technology sales agreements, research and development agreements and i...
Robert Storey is a partner with Bereskin & Parr LLP. Robert brings to his clients the benefit of almost 40 years of experience, including 10 years as managing partner of the Montreal office. His practice focuses on all aspects of the protection and enforcement of patents, trademarks, and industrial designs and enforcing rights across multiple jurisdictions. Robert’s wealth of experience includes high-profile clients and international leaders in fields as diverse as engineering desig...
David Turgeon is the leader of the Global Intellectual Property group, a lawyer and a patent agent. He represents clients before different courts, protects their inventions through patents and provides strategic advice. David represents clients operating in a variety of industries, more particularly the life sciences (namely biologics), biomedical devices and manufacturing sectors. David specializes in high-stakes patent litigation involving clients’ flagship products. As lead counsel o...
Practice focuses on strategic alliances, joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions of private corporations and investment funds. In the fields of technology and computer law, expertise includes drafting computer software development agreements, licensing agreements, distribution agreements, computer and telecommunication system outsourcing agreements and electronic commerce agreements. Major files have included outsourcing computer and telecommunication systems, joint ventures, high density...
Alexandre Caya is an intellectual property lawyer and patent agent based in Montreal. He focuses on all aspects of intellectual property law in several areas of mechanical engineering. Mr. Caya drafts and prosecutes patent applications. In this capacity, he provides advice on issues regarding patentability, validity, counterfeiting and freedom to operate in areas of sporting equipment, clean technologies, transportation, road infrastructures, manufacturing, construction equipment, and enginee...
Renaud Garon Gendron is an intellectual property lawyer based in Montreal. He focuses in particular on litigation related to patents, trademarks and copyright. He also drafts legal opinions related to trademark availability and registration, in addition to dealing with administrative proceedings before the Registrar of Trademarks (opposition or expungement proceedings). Mr. Garon Gendron is also a member of our information governance, privacy and cyber security team. He regularly advises on c...
With close to a decade of experience as a lawyer and trademark agent, Stéphanie provides her clients with legal counsel and advice to help them protect and manage Intellectual Property in the context of their overall business strategy and goals. Her experience as in-house counsel enables Stéphanie to better understand client needs and offer a practical approach and strategic solutions that expertly balance legal and business interests related to IP. In her practice, Stéph...
Sarah Hébert-Tremblay is a lawyer and trademark agent in our intellectual property law team at our Montreal office. Her main focus is litigation related to the different types of intellectual property rights, particularly trademarks and copyrights, and drafting of commercial contracts related to intellectual property. She also acts in connection with trademark registrations, administrative proceedings before the trademarks registrar, portfolio management, commercialization of intellect...
Patricia is an associate within the Intellectual Property (IP) and Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) groups. Her practice focuses on both litigation and contractual work, with an emphasis on clean technologies and food innovations. Patricia has particular knowledge of the intellectual property legislative and regulatory landscape. She sees IP as more than obtaining, registering or using patents, trademarks or copyrights; it is a way to advance knowledge, obtain return on investme...
Etienne, an Associate in the Smart & Biggar's Montreal office, devotes his time and energy to the details of complex intellectual property issues. Working with clients in a wide range of sectors – including motion picture and broadcast, restaurants and hospitality, and sporting goods – he is informed by research and a through understanding of his clients’ industries and market landscapes to consider commercial solutions to meet their business needs. Etienne’s litig...
Mitchell Leibovitch is an intellectual property lawyer and patent agent based in Montreal. He focuses on all aspects of intellectual property law in several areas of mechanical engineering. Mr. Leibovitch drafts and prosecutes patent applications in Canada, the United States and in Europe. Mr. Leibovitch also provides advice on issues regarding patentability, validity, counterfeiting and freedom to operate. Before joining our firm, Mr. Leibovitch worked in the intellectual property division o...
Fortunat Nadima Nadima practises in all areas of intellectual property law, with an emphasis on complex patent litigation. From 2017 to 2018, Mr. Nadima served as an assistant legal counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. During the fall of 2018, he participated in our secondment program, in which he gained experience in the legal department of Groupe Lune Rouge Inc. During his law studies, Mr. Nadima was an editor of the McGill Law Journal, for which he also edited podcas...
As an intellectual property lawyer and trademark agent, Gabriel specializes in trademark and copyright matters, as well as advertising and marketing. Gabriel regularly advises clients on the protection of their rights and participates in the elaboration of strategies regarding complex intellectual property issues. His practice focuses on trademark clearance, prosecution and enforcement, as well as the management of trademark portfolios. In addition to handling intricate opposition and cancell...
Julien Verneau is a lawyer within the Intellectual Property group at our Montréal office. Julien has extensive expertise in patent litigation. He strategically intervenes at all stages of litigation, from the preparation of court documents and witnesses to the trial, and helps develop effective and successful strategies for his clients. Julien holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and is very comfortable dealing with complex technologies, preparing expert reports and expert testimonies...
Jane Wu is a lawyer and trademark agent in the Intellectual Property Group in our Montreal office. As part of her practice, she advises and represents clients in copyright, trademark, patent and trade secret matters, as well as in financing and in mergers and acquisitions. As part of her practice, Jane advises, negotiates and writes contracts related to software, cloud computing, online platforms, research and development outsourcing, purchase/sales and licensing of intellectual property, tec...
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