Julie Desrosiers
Global Guide 2024
Band 2 : Intellectual Property: Litigation
Band 2
About
Provided by Julie Desrosiers
Practice Areas
Julie Desrosiers practices intellectual property litigation. Julie regularly acts on behalf of high-tech corporations and advises clients on injunctions, seizures and proceedings to protect their intellectual property, trade secrets and strategic information.
Julie’s practice is currently focused almost exclusively on patent litigation. A seasoned litigator, she has been involved in several important patent infringement cases in the pharmaceutical sector. She appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada on behalf of the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys and has served as counsel during various patent infringement cases ranging from helicopter landing gear to complex chemical molecules used to manufacture drugs. She has also acted in major copyright disputes resulting in precedent-setting decisions.
Chambers Review
Global
Montréal-based Julie Desrosiers is noted for her prominent role in a number of high-profile patent disputes and challenges, with further knowledge of copyright law. She acts for an impressive number of global pharmaceutical companies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Julie is very skilled in advocating for patents."
"She is a calm, steady and persuasive advocate."
"She has a very strong reputation and is a senior member of the Bar. She is active and well respected."
"Julie is terrific - far and away the best patent litigator in Québec. She can argue cases in French and English. She is fantastically smart, easygoing and hard-working."
"Julie is very skilled in advocating for patents."
"She is a calm, steady and persuasive advocate."
"She has a very strong reputation and is a senior member of the Bar. She is active and well respected."
"Julie is terrific - far and away the best patent litigator in Québec. She can argue cases in French and English. She is fantastically smart, easygoing and hard-working."