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Baker McKenzie

Intellectual Property: Litigation

Canada Guide 2027 : Nationwide - Canada

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Baker McKenzie

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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: Litigation - Nationwide - Canada

Band 4

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

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  • Baker McKenzie manages Unilever's trade mark portfolio in Canada, and handles the company’s related advisory work and many IP disputes.

Strengths

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  • Baker McKenzie demonstrates a strong ability to manage complex and sophisticated trade mark litigation, particularly in navigating nuanced issues under Canadian law while aligning with broader global brand strategy.

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  • Baker McKenzie is fantastic at global legal analyses, anticipating future issues and understanding the regulatory and legal landscape.

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  • The Baker McKenzie team is really pragmatic about navigating challenging issues. The substance of the team's work is excellent.

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  • Baker McKenzie is responsive and reliable, providing timely input and constructive engagement on cross-border aspects of the work.

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  • Baker McKenzie is extremely responsive, offers business-friendly and solution-oriented advice. The team has a very deep bench and a lot of expertise.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Stephanie Vaccari
    Stephanie Vaccari

    Stephanie Vaccari

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

    • She is one of the best trade mark lawyers in Canada. She is very agile, very business-focused, extremely easy to work with and she makes complex matters look very easy.

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    • Stephanie truly understands our business and provides nuanced advice on that basis.

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    • Stephanie provides us with excellent and practical guidance.
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    • Stephanie is excellent. She is a true trade mark specialist.

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    • Stephanie thinks ahead, she is proactive and she always has pragmatic solutions for any challenges we might face. She is super collaborative.

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Ranked Individuals at Baker McKenzie (1)

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Members

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  • Jim Holloway

  • Stephanie Vaccari

    Head of Department

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  • Sepideh Nassabi

  • Mike Rubinger

  • Jacqueline Chan

  • Matthew Cook

  • Matthew Oppenheim

  • Theo Ling

  • Conrad Flaczyk

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