Andrew M Shaughnessy
Canada Guide 2025
Band 1 : Intellectual Property: Litigation
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About
Provided by Andrew M Shaughnessy
Practice Areas
Andy is a well-known speaker and author in Canada. He is a co-author of Canadian Patent Act Annotated.
He is an adjunct lecturer at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, overseeing the school's participation in the Harold G. Fox Intellectual Property Moot.
Andy is highly active in the legal profession. He is the Outreach Officer of the Canadian Bar Association’s National IP Executive serving on the CBA’s Court Practices Committee. He is the Secretary of the Canadian Practice Committee of the Intellectual Property Owners Association and a Member-at-Large for the Intellectual Property/Information Technology Section of the Ontario Bar Association.
In the community, Andy is a writer and author of short stories and poems.
Chambers Review
Canada
Andrew Shaughnessy is a highly experienced intellectual property litigator with an impressive track record of representing clients in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Andrew excels at delivering both highly strategic and highly pragmatic legal advice."
"His advice is extremely business-oriented."
"Andy is a knowledgeable and experienced litigator and a pleasure to work with."
"Andrew excels at delivering both highly strategic and highly pragmatic legal advice."
"His advice is extremely business-oriented."
"Andy is a knowledgeable and experienced litigator and a pleasure to work with."
Articles, highlights and press releases
2 items provided by Torys LLP
Torys Video: IP divisional patent application
What is a divisional patent application? Should inventors be engaged in the application process? In this video, our IP litigators discuss these questions, including how such an application arises when a patent application discloses more than one invention and how to avoid double patenting issues.
Torys Video: The latest developments in life sciences IP litigation
High-impact developments to IP litigation have affected life sciences companies this year. In our latest video, our team explores innovation and business models going forward, including the impact of file wrapper estoppel being encoded into the Patent Act and a major Federal ruling on patent claims.
Torys Video: IP divisional patent application
What is a divisional patent application? Should inventors be engaged in the application process? In this video, our IP litigators discuss these questions, including how such an application arises when a patent application discloses more than one invention and how to avoid double patenting issues.
Torys Video: The latest developments in life sciences IP litigation
High-impact developments to IP litigation have affected life sciences companies this year. In our latest video, our team explores innovation and business models going forward, including the impact of file wrapper estoppel being encoded into the Patent Act and a major Federal ruling on patent claims.
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