Find Lawyers in Montréal, Quebec for Intellectual Property Law

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...

Practice Leader of the Law Group, Camille Aubin specializes in intellectual property litigation and advises clients in matters involving patents, trademarks, industrial designs, copyrights and trade secrets, as well as contractual matters involving intellectual property. Camille has led some of the most complex intellectual property matters before the Canadian Courts in recent years. She pleads before all levels of provincial and federal courts as well as the Copyright Board. Working daily on...

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...

Partner - Lawyer - Trademark Agent Geneviève Bergeron is a partner, lawyer and trademark agent in Lavery’s Intellectual Property group. Her practice focuses on all aspects of trademarks, intellectual property transactions, copyright and domain names. She has extensive experience in trademark matters, from availability searches to filing strategies to registration, in a wide variety of industries. She provides strategic advice and helps numerous companies protect their trademarks ...

Jean-Sébastien is a member of KRB’s Emerging and Growth Companies group. A member of the Quebec and New York State Bars and a Canadian patent agent, he has been practicing intellectual property (IP) law for over twenty years and has particular experience in litigation and commercial transactions involving IP assets in Canada and the United States. He is additionally an arbitrator/mediator with the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Arbitration and Mediation Centre. ...

Laurent Carrière specializes in trademarks and copyrights. He also counsels his clients on IP assets management in industrial fields but also in publishing, entertainment and IT/ICT Law. 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...

Joanne Chriqui is an attorney with over 27 years of experience in intellectual property law. Specializing in litigation, she has pleaded before the federal and Québec courts, both at trial and on appeal. She regularly leads complex cross-border lawsuits involving multiple jurisdictions. Over the course of her career, Joanne has represented major clients and has developed extensive expertise in the medical device, technology, mechanical, pharmaceutical and computer fields, both locally ...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Madeleine has over 20 years of experience in intellectual property litigation, copyright, trademarks, and entertainment law. She regularly advises companies of all sizes. Clients appreciate her direct style and the “solution mode” in which she operates. Knowing the implications of litigation, Madeleine helps clients prevent disputes when possible. If legal proceedings become inevitable, she fully invests her rigor, tenacity, and persuasiveness into her client’s case. Madelei...

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...

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...

Eric Ouimet is head of BCF’s Litigation group and a founding partner of the firm. With over 30 years of experience, he is a senior partner in commercial litigation and dispute resolution. His ability to identify our clients’ technical and strategic issues makes him an invaluable counsel in matters pertaining to manufacters’ and designers’ liability, intellectual property infringements, as well as privacy and data protection. He is a seasoned practitioner in intellectua...

François Painchaud specializes in business law applied to key technology sectors such as Life Sciences and Information Technology. He is frequently involved in the drafting and negotiation of complex transactions related to technology transfers and joint ventures, as well as in commercial and corporate law, including creation of consortiums, venture capital, and mergers and acquisitions. He was named Lawyer of the Year in 2014 and 2018 – Information Technology in Montréa l...

At the helm of ROBIC since April 2024, Dario Pietrantonio leads the largest intellectual property (IP) firm in Quebec and one of the oldest and most reputable in Canada. With a strong entrepreneurial background, business understanding and professional expertise, Dario held several strategic management roles within ROBIC before being appointed Managing Director. His involvement in the firm’s Executive committee and his co-leadership of the Trademark and Business Law practice groups have ...

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...

Bob H. Sotiriadis specializes in litigation in all areas of industrial and intellectual property law. He has also developed a widely-recognized practice in licensing and transactional intellectual property, including strategic IP management, due diligence and auditing as well as the management and commercialization of intellectual property rights. For many years, Bob H. Sotiriadis taught intellectual property law and transactional intellectual property law at McGill University’s Faculty...

Based in Gowling WLG's Montreal office, Giovanna is a leading intellectual property lawyer whose practice is focused on trademark protection. Giovanna provides strategic advice on contentious and non-contentious matters to a broad range of clients, from entertainment companies and software businesses to fashion retailers and consumer goods manufacturers. She has extensive expertise in all aspects of trademark protection, including trademark clearance and opinions, prosecution, oppositions, po...

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...

Stéphanie Thurber holds a bachelor's degree in law from Université de Sherbrooke and a master's degree in information technology law from Université de Montréal. She began her career in business law and quickly became interested in intellectual property and technology, fields that fuel her curiosity for innovation and correspond to her artistic interests and her thirst for discovery. She daily develops strategies to protect copyrights, trademarks, industrial design...

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...

Lina is a lawyer in Fasken’s intellectual property group in the Montreal office. She advises and represents clients in a wide range of copyright, trademark and regulatory matters, namely in the health and pharmaceutical industry. She also regularly assists corporations with strategic counselling in intellectual property and technology in mergers and acquisitions. Lina holds both a Juris Doctor (JD) and a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) from McGill University. This allows her to assist clien...

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...

Amélie is a lawyer in the Business Law sector at ROBIC and is part of the Emerging Technologies Group as well as the Life Sciences Group. Her practice focuses primarily on commercial law and technology transfers. She assists and advises various companies, from start-ups to consortiums, not-for-profits and multinationals, on commercial strategies and the drafting and negotiation of various commercial agreements. She also works with the firm’s clients in the context of their corpor...

Senior Associate - Patent Agent James Duffy is a lawyer and patent agent in Lavery’s intellectual property group. James holds a degree in Honours Chemistry from McGill, where he graduated with "First Class Honours" and on the Dean’s list. James is also a graduate of McGill’s Faculty of Law. James' main areas of practice are IP litigation and patent prosecution. As a litigator, James has acted in several complex IP litigation files, including multijurisdictional files for cli...

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...

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...

A lawyer since 2017, Carolina began her career at MLS Legal in 2016, first as a student, as an intern at the Bar, then as a lawyer, and is now back with the team after having worked for a major artists' association and a well-known Montreal boutique firm in the entertainment industry. Carolina is involved in complex copyright and trademark litigation. The skills acquired in this capacity, and her growing knowledge of the reality of MLS Legal's clients, make her a collaborator of choice for cl...

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 specializes in intellectual property litigation and dispute resolution. He has acted for clients in matters involving patents, trademarks, industrial designs and copyrights, and issues of validity and infringement, damages and profits quantification and recovery in various industries (pharmaceuticals, medical devices, computer systems, sports equipment, land clearing equipment, snow removal equipment, etc.). From 2017 to 2018, Fortunat served as an assistant legal couns...