Jordan D. Scopa

Practice Areas

Jordan Scopa is a partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group at Goodmans. Jordan's practice focuses on intellectual property disputes, including disputes relating to patents, trademarks and copyright. He appears very frequently before the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal and has also appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada.

Jordan is one of the most active patent litigators in Canada, who assists his clients at all stages of litigation (i.e., pre-litigation strategy, pleadings, documentary and oral discovery, delivery of expert evidence, trial and appeal). Jordan also has a specialized appellate practice, devoted to taking over appeals from unsuccessful trials. In all facets of his practice, Jordan prides himself on client service and responsiveness.

Jordan’s practice has spanned numerous diverse industries, including pharmaceuticals (both small molecules and biologics), healthcare devices and mobility aids, mining equipment and heavy machinery, oil and gas (including hydraulic fracturing), consumer goods (including detergents), audio-video and internet technology and vertical farming.

Given his active practice, Jordan has been counsel on leading cases involving patent validity and infringement. He has also acted on the leading cases involving the assessment and quantification of remedies, for patent infringement (i.e., damages and accounting of profits) and damages pursuant to section 8 of the Patented Medicines (NOC) Regulations. Jordan has served as a reviewer for the reference book, “Calculating Monetary Remedies in Intellectual Property Cases in Canada”.

Jordan also advises pharmaceutical clients regarding regulatory issues relating to the Food and Drugs Act and the Food and Drug Regulations and pricing strategy relating to the Patented Medicines Prices Review Board (“PMPRB”). This has led to Jordan acting as counsel on judicial review applications, including from decisions of the Minister of Health.

He also advises clients regarding the licensing of intellectual property and technology.

Career

Jordan is recognized by numerous publications for his IP expertise including Chambers Global and Chambers Canada where he is described as “amazing”, a “super smart”, “strategic and quick”, having "so much experience", bringing "extraordinary intelligence and strategy", providing "fantastic advice", and acting in “high-profile” cases.

WTR 1000 describes Jordan as follows: "Jordan is an elite litigator and a superb client manager. He is the total package: a brilliant and original thinker, adaptable and collaborative, and he has an outstanding business sense.”

Who’s Who Legal Life Sciences: Patent Litigation and Who’s Who Legal Canada – Life Sciences also note Jordan is a “great lawyer” with “superb knowledge of the pharmaceutical sector” and a national and global leader in patent litigation.

Jordan has been featured in the Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health Sciences since 2021, and in the Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation leading lawyers since 2022. He continues to be recognized by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Best Lawyers in Canada, The Legal 500 Canada, WTR 1000, LMG Life Sciences and IAM Patent 1000, where he is described as “extremely effective, with a great command of procedural and substantive law.”

Professional Memberships

Jordan is a Member-At-Large of the Executive of the Intellectual Property Section of the Canadian Bar Association.

Jordan lectures in the Intellectual Property in Health Law course in the Professional LLM program at Osgoode Hall Law School.

During his undergraduate studies, Jordan completed a two-year laboratory study relating to Huntington’s disease at Massachusetts General Hospital (and Harvard Medical School).

Jordan has successfully acted pro bono in student disciplinary appeals held before the Child and Family Services Review Board.

He is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, Ontario Bar Association, Canadian Bar Association, Canadian Technology Law Association, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, Toronto Intellectual Property Group, and Licensing Executives Society.