Baker McKenzie, Intellectual Property | Chambers Canada Profile

About

Provided by Baker McKenzie

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

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.

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Work Highlights

Provided by Baker McKenzie

Baker McKenzie assisted Fidelity Information Services with a copyright infringement lawsuit involving software licenses, as well as trade mark prosecution and enforcement matters.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

The Baker McKenzie team is eager to understand our needs and strategy, and works towards these ends with extreme diligence.