Intellectual Property
Global Guide 2024 : Canada
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Our Intellectual Property practice brings strategic vision, a business-minded approach and wide-ranging skills to the management of our clients' intellectual property assets and regulatory affairs on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border and globally.
As intellectual property issues require advice across a range of legal areas, our integrated team of experts span the practices at our firm and provide comprehensive IP advice. Not only does IP law interface with competition and antitrust law, restructuring and insolvency situations, as well as corporate, securities, M&A and tax matters, but often the most effective approach to resolving IP disputes (whether in litigation, arbitration, mediation or negotiation) requires expertise in other practice areas.
Our group includes over 30 lawyers, patent and trademark agents, and technical consultants. Many are internationally recognized leaders in their field and most have advanced scientific or engineering degrees in various disciplines.
We are widely recognized for our broad technical expertise, legal experience and industry savvy in advising on the creation, selection, acquisition, registration, prosecution, management, exploitation, enforcement and protection of our clients' IP rights, as well as in responding effectively to the IP rights and claims of others.
Chambers Review
The intellectual property team at Torys is experienced in a broad range of litigation and commercial matters for a variety of prominent clients, including those in the chemical, banking, pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors. The Toronto-based law firm also handles an array of regulatory, prosecution and advisory work, including complex patent and copyright issues. It is also noted for its deep expertise in portfolio management and for its work on trade mark mandates.
Work Highlights
- Torys assisted Nova Chemical Corporation with proceedings seeking leave to appeal the award of a patent infringement claim brought by Dow Chemical.
Strengths
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"Torys has consistently provided advice and strategy to manoeuvre through complex issues."
"Torys is my first choice for trade mark work in Canada."
"The team are fast, yet thorough, and always flexible with its time."
"The lawyers are very responsive and capable. They have fantastic advocacy skills and are very skilled at understanding a problem and distilling it down into something simple and easy to understand. They work as a team."
"The law firm is incredibly quick to respond, pragmatic and reasonable."
"Torys has consistently provided advice and strategy to manoeuvre through complex issues."
"Torys is my first choice for trade mark work in Canada."
"The team are fast, yet thorough, and always flexible with its time."
"The lawyers are very responsive and capable. They have fantastic advocacy skills and are very skilled at understanding a problem and distilling it down into something simple and easy to understand. They work as a team."
"The law firm is incredibly quick to respond, pragmatic and reasonable."
Notable Practitioners
Andrew Shaughnessy is a highly experienced intellectual property litigator with an impressive track record of representing clients in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors.
"Andrew is very good counsel. He is credible, measured and persuasive."
"He is forthright in his opinions and realistic. He has great knowledge of litigation."
"He is a go-to lawyer. He provides high-level counselling and excellent service."
"He is a fantastic lawyer. He is a very skilled, analytical litigator but he is also pragmatic when it comes to advising on settlements. He is a valued partner."
Eileen McMahon has cultivated an outstanding reputation in the life sciences sector, with a knowledge base spanning issues from patent law and licensing to regulatory compliance and pricing.
"Her working knowledge and guidance on patent law is great."
"Her experience and her breadth and depth of knowledge make her a leader."
"Eileen is just amazing. She has expertise in pharmaceutical patent prosecution and solid legal skills."
"Eileen is a force to be reckoned with."
Andrew Bernstein has an impressive pedigree in contentious intellectual property proceedings, playing an important role in high-profile patent disputes. He also has an active commercial litigation practice.
"Andrew is incredibly intelligent. His mastery of the technical legal details is impressive."
"Andrew Bernstein is responsive and a great advocate."
"He has a great reputation."
"Andrew is a well-respected lawyer."
"He is a really smart guy."
Edward Fan is an accomplished patent and trade mark expert with proficiency in strategy, protection and the acquisition of intellectual property.
"Ed is outstanding to work with. He is a knowledgeable, practical and extremely hard-working adviser. He also has a gift for explaining nuanced legal issues in a simple, easy-to-understand manner. He is also very pleasant and positive to deal with."
"Edward Fan is an outstanding patent lawyer with keen commercial awareness and a deep knowledge of domestic and international patent prosecution."
Michelle Nelles is an established intellectual property lawyer with a strong focus on Canadian trade mark law. She advises many impressive domestic names in the retail sector on matters ranging from registration to protection of trade marks.
"She is very client-focused. When discussing specific situations with Michelle, she provides excellent guidance."
"Michelle gives really good, sound advice."
Yael Bienenstock has a growing reputation in the field of intellectual property litigation, particularly for her role in major patent infringement lawsuits in the pharmaceutical sector.
"She is responsive and great to work with. She is knowledgeable and has a good manner with clients."
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