About

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Team experience and size

Our Toronto intellectual property lawyers offer a full range of IP related services and are leaders in the Firm globally for their work using artificial intelligence to streamline the trademark prosecution practice. Presently, the team consists of nine lawyers and three trademark agents and one trademark clerk.

 

IP practice specialisms:

  • IP transactions & portfolio management
  • Licensing & distribution agreements, disputes
  • Trademark enforcement/anti-counterfeiting
  • Copyright advice & litigation
  • Patent advice & litigation
  • Misleading advertising claims

Industry sector strengths:

  • Pharmaceutical companies & healthcare
  • Information technology
  • Food & pet food industries
  • Financial services
  • Consumer goods & retail
  • Luxury/fashion brands
  • Automotive

Innovation and Technology

  • We offer a global trademark service enhanced by our web-enabled trademark management tool - Global IP Manager - allowing companies real time access to their trademark records securely from the Internet.
  • Our lawyers are directly involved in the Firm's innovation initiatives, many are "innovation ambassadors."
  • We deploy leading software tools for litigation and document management.
  • We utilize the services of captive offshore services, including e-discovery.
  • Our Firm is organized regionally, so we are able to draw upon our vast North American network of legal and technological lawyers with higher degrees in various fields of engineering including electrical, mechanical, chemical and biological.

Chambers Review

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Intellectual Property - Nationwide - Canada

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Well-known international law firm Baker McKenzie services an impressive list of global brands across pharmaceuticals, luxury consumer products, technology and financial services. The Toronto-based team offers significant experience in IP portfolio management and prosecution, as well as litigation, covering trade marks, copyrights and patents. The group also regularly assists with IP issues relating to significant cross-border transactions.

Notable practitioners

Jim Holloway is a key contact at the firm.

Work Highlights

  • Baker McKenzie defended Zoom Video Communications in an action alleging that it infringed the plaintiff's Zoom trade marks by the use of a blue Zoom logo in Canada.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Stephanie Vaccari
3
Stephanie Vaccari
Head of Intellectual Property
3
Band 3

Stephanie Vaccari is an esteemed lawyer who frequently handles trade mark prosecution, opposition and infringement mandates.

Stephanie is fantastic and knows her stuff.

Stephanie provides excellent service and very timely and practical guidance.

Stephanie Vaccari is very practical and able to balance legal and business advice.

Stephanie Vaccari is commercial, practical and quick.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Intellectual Property

Stephanie Vaccari
3
Stephanie Vaccari
Head of Intellectual Property
3
Band 3

Members

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Conrad Flaczyk

Jacqueline Chan

Jim Holloway

Matthew Cook

Matthew Oppenheim

Mike Rubinger

Sepideh Nassabi

Stephanie Vaccari

Stephanie Vaccari

Head of Department

Theo Ling