
Intellectual Property
Canada Guide 2027 : Nationwide - Canada
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About
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Our experienced Intellectual Property (IP) Team combines excellence in advocacy with a business-minded approach to IP issues. Operating in Canada in both official languages, our accomplished lawyers strive to build the strongest cases possible by gaining a deep understanding of our clients’ interests and objectives and developing creative and cost-effective strategies to achieve superior results. We are practiced in the art of persuasion.
We understand what litigation means to our clients when it is necessary to go that route. Drawing on an in-depth understanding of strategic decision making and risk analysis, our litigators can assist our clients in achieving practical results in the most expeditious and cost-effective manner possible.
Our IP team has a proven track record of success in the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal, superior courts, and tribunals across the country. Our creative approach to solving litigious problems across a wide range of intellectual property disputes has enabled us to achieve precedent-setting results that have advanced the law and had a direct positive impact on the value of our clients’ brands and their ability to succeed in business.
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Work Highlights
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Norton Rose Fulbright represented Pfizer and Pfizer Canada in a proposed class action concerning the biologic drug HUMIRA (adalimumab) and other adalimumab subsequent entrant drug manufacturers.
Strengths
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The team's breadth of IP, business and adjacent areas of law enables Norton Rose to handle highly complex matters.
Intellectual Property respondentCanadaNorton Rose is very knowledgeable and highly responsive.
Intellectual Property respondentCanadaThe Norton Rose team has clarity of thought, a strong understanding of the legal principles and real diligence. The team is really outstanding.
Intellectual Property respondentCanadaThe depth and breadth of the Norton Rose team is excellent. It is extremely responsive both in acknowledgement and turnaround times.
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Notable Practitioners
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Band 4 
Band 4 
Brian Chau
Brian Chau is based in the firm's Toronto office and garners support for his intellectual property expertise on portfolio management mandates, with additional experience on litigation matters.
Brian provides in-depth advice and has endless patience.
Intellectual Property respondentCanadaBrian has very deep technical knowledge and is very proactive in addressing issues. He manages his team very effectively.
Intellectual Property respondentCanadaBrian is an expert in IP and is aware of the unique challenges we face in our industry.
Intellectual Property respondentCanada
Band 4 
Band 4 
David Ng
David Ng has an impressive international IP practice, including advising on patents and trademark matters.
David is an extraordinary lawyer. He is clearly committed to our success as a business.
Intellectual Property respondentCanadaHe has a deep understanding of business needs and great technical and legal skills.
Intellectual Property respondentCanada
Band 4 
Band 4 
Elizabeth Williams
Elizabeth Williams has broad experience advising clients on a variety of IP matters from prosecution to strategy, with a strong focus on trade mark mandates. She is the managing partner of NRF's Calgary office.
Elizabeth is an absolute pleasure to work with. She is responsive, practical and creative when dealing with novel issues.
Intellectual Property respondentCanadaI love working with Elizabeth. She is so knowledgeable and provides really practical, business-oriented advice, with timely, organised correspondence.
Intellectual Property respondentCanada
Band 4 
Band 4 
Kristin Wall
Toronto-based Kristin Wall is adept at handling patent, trade mark and copyright infringement matters. She frequently assists major clients in the pharmaceutical sector.
Kristin understands both the business and legal needs of the organisation.
Intellectual Property respondentCanadaKristin is very calm and thorough and always has useful input to provide.
Intellectual Property respondentCanadaKristin is truly outstanding in every way - dedicated, thoughtful, logical and with impeccable knowledge. She has a real ability to understand the nuances of our business.
Intellectual Property respondentCanadaKristin has a practical approach that results in highly strategic answers. She has a strong ability to blend her expertise in the regulatory, pricing and IP world for exceptional advice.
Intellectual Property respondentCanada
Ranked Individuals at Norton Rose Fulbright (4)
Members
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Jung-Kay Chiu
Head of Department

Elizabeth Williams
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Brian Chau
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Kristin Wall
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David Ng
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Norton Rose Fulbright has rankings in the following guides
Band 3 Asia-Pacific 2026
Practice area: Intellectual Property
Location: Australia
View department profile for Asia-Pacific 2026Band 3 Asia-Pacific 2026
Practice area: Intellectual Property
Location: Asia-Pacific Region
View department profile for Asia-Pacific 2026Band 2 Global 2026
Practice area: Intellectual Property
Location: Canada
View department profile for Global 2026Band 3 Global 2026
Practice area: Intellectual Property
Location: Australia
View department profile for Global 2026Band 3 Global 2026
Practice area: Intellectual Property
Location: Asia-Pacific Region
View department profile for Global 2026Band 5
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