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Provided by Andrew M Shaughnessy
Andy is known for a creative, business-savvy approach, bringing deep scientific fluency and sophisticated litigation strategy to clients in their complex intellectual property disputes.
Andy’s practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and dispute resolution, representing a wide variety of clients in complex patent and trademark infringement and related litigation. With a focus on life sciences, Andy has decades of experience protecting the IP rights of clients in the industry and has deep knowledge and perspective on pharmaceutical patents.
He has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada, Federal Court of Canada, Federal Court of Appeal, Ontario Superior Court of Justice and Court of Appeal for Ontario, as well as specialized tribunals such as the Trademarks Opposition Board and the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board.
Andy is very active in the legal community and is a well-known speaker, teacher and author in Canada.
Provided by Chambers
Andrew Shaughnessy is a highly experienced intellectual property litigator with an impressive track record of representing clients in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors.
Provided by Chambers
"Andrew is very good counsel. He is credible, measured and persuasive."
"He is forthright in his opinions and realistic. He has great knowledge of litigation."
"He is a go-to lawyer. He provides high-level counselling and excellent service."
"He is a fantastic lawyer. He is a very skilled, analytical litigator but he is also pragmatic when it comes to advising on settlements. He is a valued partner."
"Andrew is very good counsel. He is credible, measured and persuasive."
"He is forthright in his opinions and realistic. He has great knowledge of litigation."
"He is a go-to lawyer. He provides high-level counselling and excellent service."
"He is a fantastic lawyer. He is a very skilled, analytical litigator but he is also pragmatic when it comes to advising on settlements. He is a valued partner."
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.
