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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Intellectual Property - Nationwide - Canada

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What the Team is Known For

Norton Rose Fulbright is a distinguished international firm with experience housed in its Vancouver and Montréal offices, as well as an IP group in Toronto. The team acts on a broad array of significant regulatory and transactional IP matters, as well as complex disputes relating to patent, copyright and trade mark matters. Sought after for its expertise in the life sciences sector, it has been retained by several pharmaceutical industry leaders for patent regulatory advice, strategy and litigation. The group provides knowledgeable counsel to domestic and international clients in the sports and technology sectors, among others.

Work Highlights

  • Norton Rose Fulbright acted for Rona, a Canadian retailer of home improvement and construction products, in two reverse class actions for patent infringement, brought by Seismotech IP Holdings and Seismotech Safety Systems.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Brian Chau
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Brian Chau
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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 excellent service and very detailed knowledge.

Brian Chau is a rockstar who has deep technical capabilities.

Brian's technical expertise in unparalleled.

Brian Daley
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Brian Daley
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Brian Daley is an experienced IP litigator noted for his role in significant pharmaceutical patent lawsuits. He is based in Montréal.

Elizabeth Williams
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Elizabeth Williams
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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.

Kristin Wall
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Kristin Wall
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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 is super responsive, which is fantastic.

Kristin is an excellent partner for us.

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Nationwide - Canada

Intellectual Property

Brian Chau
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Brian Chau
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Band 4
Elizabeth Williams
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Elizabeth Williams
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Band 4
Intellectual Property: Litigation

Brian Daley
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Brian Daley
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Band 4
Kristin Wall
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Kristin Wall
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Band 5

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